Preference — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strong liking

a predisposition in favor of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛfɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛfɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛfɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛfɹəns/.

Examples

my own preference is for good literature
the Irish have a penchant for blarney
a predilection for expensive cars

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

orientation penchant druthers taste predilection

Parts of Speech

noun	a strong liking “my own preference is for good literature”
noun	a predisposition in favor of something “a predilection for expensive cars”
noun	the right or chance to choose “given my druthers, I'd eat cake”
noun	grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

Word Forms

prefer	verb	like better; value more highly
preferential	adjective	manifesting partiality
preferent	adjective	preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Präferenz

eine starke Vorliebe

🇫🇷French

préférence

un fort penchant

🇪🇸Spanish

preferencia

un fuerte gusto

🇮🇹Italian

preferenza

una forte simpatia

🇳🇱Dutch

voorkeur

een sterke voorliefde

🇵🇹Portuguese

preferência

um gosto forte

🇷🇺Russian

предпочтение

сильная симпатия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वरीयता

एक मजबूत पसंद

🇧🇩Bengali

পছন্দ

একটি শক্তিশালী পছন্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

விருப்பம்

ஒரு வலுவான விருப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాధాన్యత

ఒక బలమైన ఇష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राधान्य

एक मजबूत आवड

🇮🇳Gujarati

પસંદગી

મજબૂત લાઈક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆದ್ಯತೆ

ಬಲವಾದ ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഗണന

ശക്തമായ ഒരു ഇഷ്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰਜੀਹ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਪਸੰਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترجیح

ایک مضبوط پسند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏爱

强烈的喜欢

🇯🇵Japanese

好み

強い好み

🇰🇷Korean

선호

강한 호감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ưa thích

một sự thích mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ความพึงใจ

ความชอบที่แข็งแกร่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

preferensi

rasa suka yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

kagustuhan

matinding pagkagusto

🇲🇾Malay

keutamaan

kesukaan yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفضيل

إعجاب قوي

🇮🇷Persian

ترجیح

یک دوست داشتن قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

tercih

güçlü bir hoşlanma

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַעֲדָפָה

חיבה חזקה

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The primary meaning of 'preference' is 'a strong liking'.

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

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