FAVOURITE
favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
(adjective) preferred above all others and treated with partiality; “the favored child”
favorite, favourite
(adjective) appealing to the general public; “a favorite tourist attraction”
favorite, favourite
(noun) something regarded with special favor or liking; “that book is one of my favorites”
darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
(noun) a special loved one
favorite, front-runner, favourite
(noun) a competitor thought likely to win
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
favourite (not comparable) (British, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa)
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
Antonyms: least favorite, unfavourite, unfavorite
Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
Noun
favourite (plural favourites) (British, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa)
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
Antonyms: unfavourite, unfavorite
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
Synonym: top dog
(internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
Verb
favourite (third-person singular simple present favourites, present participle favouriting, simple past and past participle favourited) (British, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa)
To favour.
(Internet) To bookmark.
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Antonyms: unfavourite, unfavorite
Source: Wiktionary
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