FAVORITE
Dictionary entry overview: What does favorite mean?
• FAVORITE (noun)
The noun FAVORITE has 3 senses:
1. something regarded with special favor or liking
2. a special loved one
3. a competitor thought likely to win
Familiarity information: FAVORITE used as a noun is uncommon.
• FAVORITE (adjective)
The adjective FAVORITE has 2 senses:
1. appealing to the general public
2. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Familiarity information: FAVORITE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FAVORITE (noun)
Meaning:
Something regarded with special favor or liking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
favorite; favourite
Context example:
that book is one of my favorites
Hypernyms ("favorite" is a kind of...):
choice; pick; selection (the person or thing chosen or selected)
Meaning:
A special loved one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
ducky; deary; dearie; darling; favorite; favourite; pet
Hypernyms ("favorite" is a kind of...):
lover (a person who loves or is loved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "favorite"):
chosen (one who is the object of choice; who is given preference)
macushla ((an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling)
mollycoddle (a pampered darling; an effeminate man)
teacher's pet (the teacher's favorite student)
Meaning:
A competitor thought likely to win
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
front-runner; favourite; favorite
Hypernyms ("favorite" is a kind of...):
challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)
• FAVORITE (adjective)
Meaning:
Appealing to the general public
Synonyms:
favorite; favourite
Context example:
a favorite tourist attraction
Similar:
popular (regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public)
Meaning:
Preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Synonyms:
preferent; pet; favored; best-loved; favorite; favourite; preferred
Context example:
the favored child
Similar:
loved (held dear)
"You will not rise to the occasion, you will default to the level of your training" (English proverb)
"Have not want not." (Lee Field Walstad)
"Wherever there's cheese, work there." (Armenian proverb)
"Speaking is silver, being silent is gold." (Dutch proverb)
