Preferent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛfɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛfɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛfɹənt/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛfɹənt/.

Examples

the favored child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

favourite preferred favored pet favorite best-loved

Parts of Speech

adjective

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

“the favored child”

Word Forms

favorite	noun	something regarded with special favor or liking
favourite	noun	a special loved one
preference	noun	a predisposition in favor of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bevorzugen

allen anderen vorgezogen und parteiisch behandelt

🇫🇷French

préféré

préféré à tous les autres et traité avec partialité

🇪🇸Spanish

preferente

preferido sobre todos los demás y tratado con parcialidad

🇮🇹Italian

preferenziale

preferito sopra tutti gli altri e trattato con parzialità

🇵🇹Portuguese

preferencial

preferido acima de todos os outros e tratado com parcialidade

🇷🇺Russian

предпочтительный

предпочтительнее всех остальных и к нему относятся предвзято

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पसंदीदा

अन्य सभी से ऊपर प्राथमिकता दी गई और पक्षपातपूर्ण व्यवहार किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

পছন্দনীয়

অন্যদের উপরে অগ্রাধিকার দেওয়া হয় এবং পক্ষপাতমূলক আচরণ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விருப்பமான

எல்லாவற்றிற்கும் மேலாக முன்னுரிமை அளிக்கப்படுகிறது மற்றும் பாரபட்சமாக நடத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాధాన్యత

అన్నిటికంటే ప్రాధాన్యతనిస్తారు మరియు పక్షపాతంతో వ్యవహరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राधान्य

इतर सर्वांपेक्षा प्राधान्य दिले जाते आणि पक्षपाताने वागवले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાધાન્યવાળું

અન્ય તમામ ઉપર પ્રાધાન્ય અને પક્ષપાત સાથે વ્યવહાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆದ್ಯತೆ

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಇತರರಿಗಿಂತ ಆದ್ಯತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತದಿಂದ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഗണന

എല്ലാറ്റിനേക്കാളും മുൻഗണന നൽകുകയും പക്ഷപാതത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰਜੀਹੀ

ਬਾਕੀ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਤਰਜੀਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪੱਖਪਾਤ ਨਾਲ ਪੇਸ਼ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترجیحی

دوسروں پر ترجیح دی جاتی ہے اور جانبداری کے ساتھ سلوک کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优先的

优先于一切并受到偏待

🇯🇵Japanese

好みの

他のものよりも好まれ、不当に扱われる

🇰🇷Korean

우선

다른 모든 것보다 선호되고 편파적으로 대우받습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thích hơn

được ưu tiên hơn tất cả những người khác và được đối xử thiên vị

🇹🇭Thai

ที่ต้องการ

เป็นที่ต้องการเหนือสิ่งอื่นใดและได้รับการปฏิบัติด้วยความลำเอียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

preferensi

lebih disukai di atas segalanya dan diperlakukan dengan memihak

🇵🇭Filipino

kagustuhan

ginusto higit sa lahat at tinatrato nang may pagtatangi

🇲🇾Malay

keutamaan

diutamakan daripada yang lain dan dilayan dengan berat sebelah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المفضل

تفضيله على كل الآخرين ومعاملته بالتحيز

🇮🇷Persian

ترجیحی

بیش از همه ترجیح داده می شود و با جانبداری برخورد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tercihli

her şeyden önce tercih edilir ve taraflı davranılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מועדף

מועדף על פני כולם ומתייחס אליו במצדדיות

Test Yourself1 / 3

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

The primary meaning of 'preferent' is 'preferred above all others and treated with partiality'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'preferent' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'preferent' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'preferent' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'preferent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'preferent' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'preferent' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'preferent' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted