Favorite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something regarded with special favor or liking

a special loved one

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪvəɹɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪvəɹɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt/.

Examples

that book is one of my favorites
a favorite tourist attraction
the favored child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

favourite dearie ducky preferred deary favored darling pet best-loved preferent front-runner

Parts of Speech

noun	something regarded with special favor or liking “that book is one of my favorites”
noun	a special loved one
noun	a competitor thought likely to win
adjective	appealing to the general public “a favorite tourist attraction”
adjective	preferred above all others and treated with partiality “the favored child”

Word Forms

favorite	adjective	preferred above all others and treated with partiality
favourite	adjective	appealing to the general public
darling	adjective	dearly loved
pet	verb	stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
favourite	noun	something regarded with special favor or liking
favorite	noun	something regarded with special favor or liking
preference	noun	a predisposition in favor of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Favorit

etwas, das mit besonderer Gunst oder Vorliebe angesehen wird

🇫🇷French

préféré

quelque chose considéré avec une faveur ou un goût particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

favorito

algo considerado con especial favor o agrado

🇮🇹Italian

preferito

qualcosa considerato con particolare favore o simpatia

🇳🇱Dutch

favoriet

iets dat met een speciale gunst of sympathie wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

favorito

algo considerado com especial favor ou gosto

🇷🇺Russian

любимый

что-то, к чему относятся с особой благосклонностью или симпатией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पसंदीदा

किसी चीज़ को विशेष अनुग्रह या पसंद के साथ माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রিয়

বিশেষ অনুগ্রহ বা পছন্দের সাথে বিবেচিত কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

பிடித்தது

ஏதாவது சிறப்பு தயவு அல்லது விருப்பத்துடன் கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇష్టమైన

ఏదైనా ప్రత్యేక అభిమానం లేదా ఇష్టంతో పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आवडते

काहीतरी विशेष अनुकूल किंवा आवडीने मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનપસંદ

કંઈક વિશેષ તરફેણ અથવા પસંદ સાથે માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ

ಏನಾದರೂ ವಿಶೇಷ ಒಲವು ಅಥವಾ ಇಷ್ಟದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട

പ്രത്യേക പ്രീതിയോ ഇഷ്ടമോ ആയി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਸੰਦੀਦਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਪੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਪਸੰਦ ਨਾਲ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسندیدہ

کسی چیز کو خصوصی پسند یا پسند کے ساتھ سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

最喜欢的

受到特别青睐或喜爱的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

お気に入り

特別な好意や好意を持たれているもの

🇰🇷Korean

가장 좋아하는

특별한 호의나 호감으로 여겨지는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yêu thích

một cái gì đó được coi là đặc biệt ưu ái hoặc thích

🇹🇭Thai

ที่ชื่นชอบ

สิ่งที่ถือว่ามีความโปรดปรานหรือความชอบเป็นพิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

favorit

sesuatu yang dianggap dengan bantuan atau kesukaan khusus

🇵🇭Filipino

paborito

isang bagay na itinuturing na may espesyal na pabor o gusto

🇲🇾Malay

kegemaran

sesuatu yang dianggap dengan nikmat atau kesukaan istimewa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفضل

شيء يُنظر إليه باهتمام أو إعجاب خاص

🇮🇷Persian

مورد علاقه

چیزی که مورد توجه یا علاقه خاصی قرار می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

favori

özel bir iyilik veya beğeniyle kabul edilen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּעֲדָף

משהו שנחשב לטובה או בחיבה מיוחדת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'favorite'?

The primary meaning of 'favorite' is 'something regarded with special favor or liking'.

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Using 'favorite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'favorite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'favorite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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