Be+favored+with

  • 1Favored Nations — is a record label started by guitarist Steve Vai and former Guitar Center owner Ray Scherr in 1999. The first album ever released by Favored Nations was Frank Gambale s Coming to Your Senses in 2000. Not long after that, artists such as Eric… …

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  • 2Favored — Fa vored (f[=a] v[ e]rd), a. 1. Countenanced; aided; regarded with kindness; as, a favored friend. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as, well favored; hard favored, etc. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3favored — [fā′vərd] adj. 1. regarded or treated with favor; specif., a) provided with advantages; talented b) specially privileged 2. having (specified) features: often in hyphenated compounds [ill favored] …

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  • 4Favored — Favor Fa vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Favored} (f[=a] v[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Favoring}.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See {Favor}, n.] 1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to… …

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  • 5-favored — fa|vored «FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. treated with favor: »Older brothers are forever of the opinion that the younger ones are favored. 2. having special advantages; talented. 3. adorned with or wearing a favor. ╂[< favor + ed1] –fa´vored|y,… …

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  • 6With one's favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… …

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  • 7favored — favoredly, adv. favoredness, n. /fay veuhrd/, adj. 1. regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child. 2. enjoying special advantages; privileged: to be born into the favored classes. 3. of specified… …

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  • 8favored — adjective Date: 15th century 1. having an appearance or features of a particular kind < hard favored > 2. endowed with special advantages or gifts 3. providing preferential treatment < favored rates of credit > …

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  • 9favored — fa•vored [[t]ˈfeɪ vərd[/t]] adj. 1) regarded or treated with preference or partiality: the favored child[/ex] 2) enjoying special advantages; privileged 3) of specified appearance (usu. used in combination): ill favored[/ex] • Etymology:&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10favored — adjective preferred above all others and treated with partiality (Freq. 2) the favored child • Syn: ↑favorite, ↑favourite, ↑best loved, ↑pet, ↑preferred, ↑preferent …

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