favourite.
Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
Meaning & usage
Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
This is my favourite day!
I saw a hilariously funny movie with all of my favourite comedians in it.
Liked, cherished.
Where this word comes from
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
The teacher's favourite always went first.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
She's the favourite, she'll probably be elected.
A bookmark on a web browser or website.
A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
Where this word comes from
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
To favour.
To bookmark.
To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Where this word comes from
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
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