- a variation of favorite.
favourite
Britishadjective
noun
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a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking
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( as modifier )
a favourite book
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sport a competitor thought likely to win
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(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
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to display favouritism
Etymology
Origin of favourite
C16: from Italian favorito , from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre
Example Sentences
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But perhaps Hrgovic had been underestimated by almost everybody - Itauma, the media, pundits, former fighters and bookmakers who installed the Briton as a heavy favourite.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Hichilema entered the race as the clear favourite after steering Zambia -- Africa's second-largest copper producer -- through a major economic turnaround and restructuring its debt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Parton was about six years old when she wrote her first song: Little Tiny Tasseltop, an ode to her favourite doll and its corn-silk hair.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Curry first played the role on stage before the film version, which was released in 1975 and has remained a cult favourite.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
This is the only public pool, and it’s one of Karly’s favourite places.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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