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1. (n.) favorite
a person or thing regarded with special preference, pleasure, or approval.
2. favorite
a competitor or contestant considered likely to win.
3. favorite
a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, official, etc.:
favorites at the court.
4. (adj.) favorite
regarded with particular favor or preference.
Etymology: (1575–85; < MF < It favorito, ptp. of favorire to favor; see favor)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) favorite, favourite
something regarded with special favor or liking
"that book is one of my favorites"
2. (noun) darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
a special loved one
3. (adj) front-runner, favorite, favourite
a competitor thought likely to win
4. (adj) favorite, favourite
appealing to the general public
"a favorite tourist attraction"
5. (adj) favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
"the favored child"
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1. (adjective) favorite
liked more than all others
her favorite toy/movie/color
2. (noun) favorite
sth or sb you like or treat better than all others
This one is my favorite.; Dad was Grandma's favorite.
3. favorite
the player or team expected to win
The Cardinals were the favorites to win.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Favorite
regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child
2. (noun) Favorite
a person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority
3. (noun) Favorite
short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II
4. (noun) Favorite
the competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting
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