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- [fey-ver-it, feyv-rit]
- /ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪt/
- /ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fey-ver-it, feyv-rit]
- /ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪt/
Definitions of favorite word
- noun favorite a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine. 1
- noun favorite Sports. a competitor considered likely to win. 1
- noun favorite a person or thing popular with the public. 1
- noun favorite a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, official, etc.: favorites at the court. 1
- noun favorite Digital Technology. bookmark (def 3a). 1
- adjective favorite regarded with particular favor or preference: a favorite child. 1
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Origin of favorite
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Middle French < Italian favorito, past participle of favorire to favor. See favor, -ite2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Favorite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
favorite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for favorite
noun favorite
- choice — If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
- number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
- pick — to cast (a shuttle).
- darling — You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
- idol — an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
adjective favorite
- chosen — Chosen is the past participle of choose.
- favored — regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child.
- preferred — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- cherished — clung to, esp when fulfilment is unlikely
- popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
Antonyms for favorite
noun favorite
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- peeve — to render peevish; annoy.
adjective favorite
- disliked — Simple past tense and past participle of dislike.
- unpopular — not popular; disliked or ignored by the public or by persons generally.
- public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- hated — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- loathed — to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
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