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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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is viewed as a strong favourite to succeed Reeves as finance minister, with her position said to be at risk after Starmer's resignation Monday.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
With its nostalgically-painted, golden-maned horses, wistful French chanson music wafting as it turns, the Carrousel de St Pierre, by the venerated Sacre Coeur Church, is a firm favourite amongst tourists to Paris.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
So option one, then, is sack them, replace them and stumble on, as the hot favourite to be your successor barrels down the West Coast Mainline to Westminster.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Poignant for Grandad because he's an Evertonian, impressive for the little one because his favourite YouTuber - Chuffsters - pulled a 99-ranked Pele icon card.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
I was eager to see if we could eliminate all the theories except my favourite theory of all, which was that Salim had spontaneously combusted.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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