- 4. Letter, epistle, communication.
- 5. Gift, present, token of good-will, love-token.
- 6. Decoration, knot, rosette, bunch of ribbons.
- 7. Leave, permission, pardon, good-will.
- 8. Advantage, protection, cover.
- 9. (Law.) Bias, partiality, prejudice.
Favorable, a.
- 1. Friendly, kind, willing, well disposed, propitions, auspicious.
- 2. Conducive, contributing, propitious.
- 3. Advantageous, beneficial, auspicious, convenient, suitable, adapted, fit.
Favorite, a.
- 1. Dear, darling, beloved.
- 2. Preferred, pet, especially liked.
Favoritism, n. Partiality.
Favose, a. (Bot.) Alveolate, cellular, faveolate, favaginous, honeycombed.
Fawn, n. Young deer.
Fawn, v. n. Crouch, cringe, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, dangle, fall on one’s knees, curry favor, play the sycophant.
Fawning, n. Sycophancy, servility, cringing, mean flattery.
Fawn upon.
- 1. Cringe to, crouch to, truckle to.
- 2. Flatter, wheedle, cajole, blandish, pay court to.