Definition of Favourite

1. Noun. A competitor thought likely to win.

Exact synonyms: Favorite, Front-runner
Generic synonyms: Challenger, Competition, Competitor, Contender, Rival

2. Adjective. Appealing to the general public. "A favorite tourist attraction"
Exact synonyms: Favorite
Similar to: Popular

3. Noun. A special loved one.
Exact synonyms: Darling, Dearie, Deary, Ducky, Favorite, Pet
Generic synonyms: Lover
Specialized synonyms: Chosen, Macushla, Mollycoddle, Teacher's Pet
Derivative terms: Darling, Pet, Pet

4. Adjective. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality. "The favored child"
Exact synonyms: Best-loved, Favored, Favorite, Pet, Preferent, Preferred
Similar to: Loved
Derivative terms: Favorite, Preference

5. Noun. Something regarded with special favor or liking. "That book is one of my favorites"
Exact synonyms: Favorite
Generic synonyms: Choice, Pick, Selection
Derivative terms: Favorite

Definition of Favourite

1. Adjective. (British Canada Australia Ireland New Zealand Malta South Africa) Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.) ¹

2. Noun. (British Canada) A person who enjoys special regard or favour. ¹

3. Noun. (British Canada) A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. ¹

4. Noun. (British Canada) A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. ¹

5. Verb. (alternative form of favour#Verb favour) ¹

6. Verb. (Internet) To bookmark. ¹

7. Verb. (Internet) To add to one's list of favourites on a website that allows users to compile such lists. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Favourite

favourable
favourable position
favourable reception
favourableness
favourablest
favourably
favoured
favouredly
favourer
favourers
favourest
favoureth
favouring
favouringly
favourise
favourite (current term)
favourite(a)
favourite son
favourited
favourites
favouritest
favouriting
favouritism
favouritisms
favourize
favourless
favourous
favours
favous
favrile

Literary usage of Favourite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1824)
"favourite. Tins word has sometimes a bounded and sometimes an extended sense. ' favourite' sometimes conveys the idea of power; and sometimes it only ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1898)
"He ridiculed the favourite butts of his allies with a personality which he afterwards regretted. In a preface to the ' Punch ' papers, published in America ..."

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