favour
Because it is a word with a single syllable, favour is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offavour
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
Example: "He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home."
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
Example: "She enjoyed the queen's favor."
- A small gift; a party favor.
Example: "A marriage favour is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding."
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- Appearance; look; countenance; face.
- Partiality; bias.
- A letter, a written communication.
- Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
- (in the plural) Lovelocks.
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- To encourage, conduce to
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
Example: "Would you favor us with a poetry reading?"
- To treat with care.
Example: "Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one."
- (including) To resemble, to look like (another person).
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