- 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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No writing by me so far, except the essays we had to crank out on uninspiring topics such as My Favourite Pet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Despite them, however, McDonald has a book about streaming out this month, “You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
Favourite Teahupoo, ridden by Jack Kennedy, won the Stayers' Hurdle to give trainer Gordon Elliott his first win of the week.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024
Colman is best known for TV shows Broadchurch and Peep Show, and films including The Father, Empire of Light and The Favourite, which won her an Oscar for best actress.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024
Favourite Seasoning at the Guildhall Banquet on the 9th of November.—Sauce � la Ma�tre d'H�tel.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 by Various
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