ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Favoring

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Favoring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of favor.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of favor.

More Meanings

  1. (philosophy) The act or state by which one favors something; preference.

Example Sentences

Unlike in Smith's case, however, here the relevant intuition does not concern a particular example, but moral favorings in general. Intuitively, it is said, what we morally ought to do simply does not depend on what we want to do.

Word Forms

Synonyms for favoring

Depending on context, synonyms include affirmative, pro.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include affirmative, pro, encouraging, facilitating, favouring, foster.

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