favorite
[fey-ver-it, feyv-rit]
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.
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Nearby words
- favor,
- favorable,
- favorance,
- favored,
- favoredly,
- favorite son,
- favoritism,
- favosite,
- favour,
- favourable
Also especially British, fa·vour·ite.
Origin of favorite
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for favorite
favorite
1580s, from Middle French favorit, perhaps via Italian favorito, past participle of favorire, from favore, from Latin favorem (see favor (n.)). In racing, attested from 1813. As an adjective, by 1711.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper