Thesaurus: favorite
A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.
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Definitions
- n. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.
- n. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
- n. The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
- a. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.
- adj. appealing to the general public
- adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
- n. something regarded with special favor or liking
- n. a special loved one
- n. a competitor thought likely to win
- v. To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media
- 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority. Committing to a wicked favorite All public cares. Milton. 2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar. 3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. "His favorite argument." Macaulay.
- Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in thereign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar.