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favour

/ˈfeɪvə/FAY-vur
/ˈfeɪvɚ/FAY-vur

Meaninggoodwill

Common meaning: kindly approval

Other meanings: a kind act

Journey through time

  1. Latinfaveō, fāvī, fautum‘to be well disposed toward’
  2. Frenchfaveur
  3. Middle Englishfavoursource
  4. Englishfavour‘kindly approval’ · today

fav also in: favourite

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin faveō ‘to be well disposed toward’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faveō, p. 731 · dictionary scan

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