adj
Meaning 1
Treated or regarded with partiality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
favoured
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General-American: /ˈfeɪ.vɚd/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪ.vəd/
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adj
Meaning 2
Having a certain appearance or physical features.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Examples
- ill-favoured; well-favoured; hard-favoured
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Wearing a favour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- a white-favoured footman
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of favour
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: привилегирован (privilegirovan) — treated or regarded with partiality
- Hungarian: kivételezett — treated or regarded with partiality
- Māori: rorotu — treated or regarded with partiality
- Spanish: agraciado — treated or regarded with partiality
- Spanish: favorido (disused) — treated or regarded with partiality
- Spanish: favorecido — treated or regarded with partiality
Real reading context