favorite
[ fey-ver-it, feyv-rit ]
/ ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪt /
noun
a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
Sports.
a competitor considered likely to win.
a person or thing popular with the public.
a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, official, etc.: favorites at the court.
Digital Technology.
bookmark(def 3a).
adjective
regarded with particular favor or preference: a favorite child.
Also
especially British,
fa·vour·ite.
Origin of favorite
OTHER WORDS FROM favorite
non·fa·vor·ite, noun pre·fa·vor·ite, noun, adjective un·fa·vor·ite, adjectiveWords nearby favorite
favonius,
favor,
favorable,
favorance,
favored,
favorite,
favorite son,
favoritism,
favosite,
favour,
favourable
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British Dictionary definitions for favourite
favourite
US favorite
/ (ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvrɪt) /
adjective
(prenominal)
most liked; preferred above all others
noun
- a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking
- (as modifier)a favourite book
sport
a competitor thought likely to win
(pl) computing
a place on certain browsers that allows internet users to list the addresses of websites they find and like with a click of the mouse so that they can revisit them merely by opening the list and clicking on the address
play favourites
to display favouritism
Word Origin for favourite
C16: from Italian
favorito, from
favorire to favour, from Latin
favēre