favourite
Meanings
Plural: favourites
Noun
- a competitor thought likely to win
- a special loved one
- something regarded with special favor or liking
- A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
- A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
- A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
- A bookmark in a web browser.
- A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
Adjective Satellite
- appealing to the general public
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Adj
- Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
- Liked, cherished.
Verb
- To favour.
- To bookmark.
- To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Origin / Etymology
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
Synonyms
best-loved, darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favored, favorite, front-runner, pet, preferent, preferred, top dog
Antonyms
least favorite, unfavorite, unfavourite
Scrabble Score: 15
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