favourite
Use Favourite in a sentence
vər noun
1.
a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
2.
Sports. a competitor considered likely to win.
3.
a person or thing popular with the public.
4.
a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, official, etc.: favorites at the court.
adjective
5.
regarded with particular favor or preference: a favorite child.
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Favourite
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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favourite or (US) favorite (ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvrɪt, ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvrɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (prenominal) most liked; preferred above all others |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking |
| b. (as modifier): a favourite book | |
| 3. | sport a competitor thought likely to win |
| 4. | (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 |
| 5. | play favourites to display favouritism |
| [C16: from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre] | |
| favorite or (US) favorite | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre] | |
| favourite or (US) favorite (ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvrɪt, ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvrɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (prenominal) most liked; preferred above all others |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking |
| b. (as modifier): a favourite book | |
| 3. | sport a competitor thought likely to win |
| 4. | (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 |
| 5. | play favourites to display favouritism |
| [C16: from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre] | |
| favorite or (US) favorite | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre] | |
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Word Origin & History
favorite
1580s, from M.Fr., from O.Fr. favorit, variant of favori, pp. of favorir "to favor." In racing, attested from 1813.
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Said activities make the planet a favourite destination of etymologists.
Nonetheless, she later spoke of the last man as one of her favourite works.
Popular since its first publication, the novel remains a favourite with readers today.
All the money went to his favourite charity, cancer research.
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