Favourite

Definition: Favourite

Favourite

Adjective

1. Appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction".

2. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child".

Noun

1. A competitor thought likely to win.

2. A special loved one.

3. Something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "favourite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Literature

Sports & Leisure

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Favourite

Crosswords: Favourite

Paperwork, not my favourite occupation (Carry On Cruising; writing credit: Eric Barker; Norman Hudis)

How fun, favourite scene (Liten film, En; writing credit: Robert Gustafsson; Jonas Inde)

One of our old favourite songs from way back when, (Hello, Dolly; performing artist: Louis Armstrong)

Favourite Winter Coat (Man In The Mirror; performing artist: Michael Jackson; writing credit: Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard)

The Stolen Favourite (1926)

A Favourite Nursery Scene (1898)

Favourite Christmas Carols (2001)

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Books

• Favourite Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (reference)

• My Favourite Year (reference)

• Plenty: A Collection of Sarah McLachlan's Favourite Recipes (reference)

• Scalextric: The Story of the World's Favourite Model Racing Cars (reference)

• The Merry Muses of Caledonia: A Collection of Favourite Scots Songs, Ancient & Modern, Selected for Use of the Crochallan Fencibles (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Favourite Gregoriam Chant (reference)

• Favourite Love Classics (reference)

• Favourite Tchaikovsky (reference)

• Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas / Vladimir Ashkenazy (reference)

• Favourite Christmas Carols (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Democratic simplicity or the arrival of our favourite son. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

First, They are to govern by promulgated established laws, not to be varied in particular cases, but to have one rule for rich and poor, for the favourite at court, and the country man at plough. (Second Treatise of Government)

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How the delicacy, the discretion of his favourite could have been so lain asleep

The larger the diocese of the patron, the larger the curacy for the favourite.

In fact after some talk about their favourite writers Nash declared for Captain Marryat who, he said, was the greatest writer

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Expressions using "favourite": be a universal favourite ♦ favourite café ♦ favourite dish ♦ favourite son ♦ favourite writer ♦ hot favourite ♦ most favourite ♦ my Favourite Toy Language. Additional references.

Beginning with "favourite": favourite-last.

Ending with "favourite": arch-favourite, co-favourite, joint-favourite, least-favourite, second-favourite, un-favourite.

Afrikaans

begunstigde. (various references)

Albanian

favorit (darling, fair haired, favorite, minion), i preferuar (favorite, preferable), i parapëlqyer (favorite). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مفضل (chosen, favored, favorite, favoured, preferable, select, selected), ‏محسوب (calculated, favorite, studied), ‏محبوب (agreeable, beloved, darling, dear, dearest, dearly loved, delightful, desirable, favorite, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, lover, lovey, pleasing, popular, well-beloved), ‏ذو مظهر معين (favorite), ‏المرجح (favorite), ‏أثير (beloved, darling, favorite, fond). (various references)

Bulgarian 

фаворит (favorite, minion), любимец (darling, favorite, fondling, minion, nursling, pet, white-headed boy), любим (beloved, darling, dear, favorite, inamorato, love, lover, mash, paramour, pet, precious, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, true love, well-beloved), предпочитан (favorite, preferred). (various references)

Chinese 

喜爱 (Affection, Favorite). (various references)

Czech

favorit (favorite), zamilovaný (adoring, amorous, falling in love, favorite, in love), oblíbenec (favorite, minion), oblíbený (favored, favorite, favoured, pet, popular), nejoblíbenìjší (favorite), miláèek (darling, dear, favorite, heartthrob, honey, inamorato, love, pet, sweetheart, sweetie, Sweeting, Valentine). (various references)

Dutch

uitverkoren (elected, favorite). (various references)

Esperanto

favoratino, favorata (favorite). (various references)

Finnish

suosikki, lempilapsi, lemmikki (darling, forget-me-not), lellipoika (pet), lellikki (pet). (various references)

French

favori (fad, favorite). (various references)

German

favorit (favorite), liebling (darling, dove, ducky, favorite, honey, love, minion, pet, sweet, sweetheart), günstling (favorite, minion). (various references)

Greek 

φαβόρι (favorite), ευνοούμενοσ (favorite, minion), αγαπημένος (beloved, favoured, favourite of). (various references)

Hebrew 

מועדף, מקורב (approximate, familiar, proximal). (various references)

Hungarian

kedvenc (advantageous, angel, darling, favorite, favourable, fond, pet). (various references)

Italian

favorito (abets, favored, favorite, favoured, minion), prediletto (darling, favorite). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

座右の銘 (desk motto, favourite motto), 愛読書 (a favourite book), 愛蔵版 (favourite printing), 愛馬 (favourite horse), 愛吟 (favourite poem or song, lover of poetry and song), 愛唱歌 (favourite song), 愛唱曲 (favourite song), 愛娘 (favourite daughter), 大好物 (favourite food). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ざゆうのめい (desk motto, favourite motto), まなむすめ (favourite daughter), あいぞうばん (favourite printing), あいぎん (favourite poem or song, lover of poetry and song), あいしょうきょく (favourite song), あいしょうか (favourite song), あいば (favourite horse), あいどくしょ (a favourite book), だいこうぶつ (favourite food). (various references)

Korean 

마음에 드는 것 (Favorite). (various references)

Manx

reih (champion, choice, choose, correct, correct as behaviour, discrimination, elect, opt, option, preferred, single out). (various references)

Norwegian

favoritt, yndling. (various references)

Pig Latin

avouritefay.(various references)

Portuguese

favorito (favorite, minion, pet). (various references)

Romanian

favoritã (favorite), favorit (cosset, darling, favorite, minion, pet), preferat (favorite, preferred), predilect (favorite), iubit (beloved, darling, dear, favorite, follower, lief, loved, lover, own, paramour, precious, sweetheart, wooer), drag (affection, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, expensive, favorite, honey, love, lovely, pet, precious, sake, shine, valuable), cirac (disciple, favorite, toady). (various references)

Russian 

любимый (beloved, darling, dear, fair haired, fancied, favorite, pet, precious, turtle-dove). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

omiljen (beloved, fair haired, favored, favorite, favoured, pet, popular), najomiljeniji (favorite), miljenik (cosset, darling, favorite, minion), mezimac (favorite, minion), ljubimac (darling, favorite, mignonette, minion, pet). (various references)

Spanish

favorito (fancied, favorite, minion, odds-on, particular). (various references)

Swedish

gunstling (favorite, minion), favorit (favorite, minion, pet). (various references)

Turkish

favori (fair boy, favorite, front runner, side whiskers, sideboards, sideburns, whisker, whiskers), sevgili (beau, beloved, concubine, darling, dear, dearie, deary, dove, doxy, duck, duckie, ducky, fancy man, favorite, feller, fellow, flame, gallant, Gill, girl, inamorata, inamorato, Jill, ladylove, love, loved, lover, paramour, pet, precious, queen, steady, sweetheart, sweetie, sweety, Truelove, well-beloved), gözde (blue boy, dearest, fair boy, favorite, minion, pet, preffered). (various references)

Ukrainian

улюбленець (cosset, darling, favorite, fondling, minion, particular, pet), улюблений (beloved, fancied, favorite, minion, pet, white), фаворит (favorite, minion). (various references)

Vietnamese 

quý phi (favorite), người được ưa chuộng (favorite), được mến chuộng (favorite), được ưa thích (favorite, sought-after), ái thiếp (favorite). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: favorite.

-2 letters: faitour, furtive, outfire, outrave, overfat.

-3 letters: favour, outvie, viator, virtue.

-4 letters: afire, afore, afrit, after, aiver, aurei, avert, fauve, favor, feria, fetor, feuar, fiver, forte, fovea, fruit, irate, oater, ofter, orate, ourie, outer, outre, ovate, overt, ratio, refit, retia, rivet, route, terai, trave, trove, uraei, urate, uteri, vertu, vireo, virtu, vitae, voter.

+1 letter: unfavorite.

+2 letters: overfatigue.

+3 letters: overfatigued, overfatigues.

+4 letters: configurative, nonfigurative, uninformative.

+5 letters: overfastidious.