| favor | | |
| n. (act) | 1. favor, favour | an act of gracious kindness. |
| ~ benignity, kindness | a kind act. |
| ~ good turn, turn | a favor for someone.; "he did me a good turn" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. favor, favour | an advantage to the benefit of someone or something.; "the outcome was in his favor" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. favor, favour | an inclination to approve.; "that style is in favor this season" |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| n. (feeling) | 4. favor, favour | a feeling of favorable regard. |
| ~ approval | a feeling of liking something or someone good.; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. favor, favour, party favor, party favour | souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party. |
| ~ cracker bonbon, snapper, cracker | a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends. |
| ~ keepsake, souvenir, relic, token | something of sentimental value. |
| v. (social) | 6. favor, favour, prefer | promote over another.; "he favors his second daughter" |
| ~ elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
| ~ advantage | give an advantage to.; "This system advantages the rich" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. favor, favour | consider as the favorite.; "The local team was favored" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| v. (social) | 8. favor, favour | treat gently or carefully. |
| ~ spare, save | refrain from harming. |
| v. (social) | 9. favor, favour, privilege | bestow a privilege upon. |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| harmony | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. harmoniousness, harmony | compatibility in opinion and action. |
| ~ compatibility | capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination. |
| ~ congruence, congruity, congruousness | the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate. |
| n. (communication) | 2. harmony, musical harmony | the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ harmonisation, harmonization | a piece of harmonized music. |
| ~ four-part harmony | harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines. |
| ~ preparation | (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord.; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance" |
| ~ resolution | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord. |
| n. (state) | 3. concord, concordance, harmony | a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole. |
| ~ order | established customary state (especially of society).; "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" |
| ~ peace | harmonious relations; freedom from disputes.; "the roommates lived in peace together" |
| ~ comity | a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect. |
| ~ accord, agreement | harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters.; "the two parties were in agreement" |
| n. (communication) | 4. concord, concordance, harmony | agreement of opinions. |
| ~ agreement | the verbal act of agreeing. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. harmony | an agreeable sound property. |
| ~ sound property | an attribute of sound. |
| ~ harmoniousness, consonance | the property of sounding harmonious. |
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