favorite
[adjective]
Synonyms: beloved, blue-eyed, darling, dear, fair-haired, loved, pet, precious, white-haired, white-headed, favored, popular, preferred, well-liked

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Contrasted words: contemned, despised, disdained, abhorrent, detested, hated, disliked, unpopular, eschewed, rejected
Related Idioms: dear as the apple of one's eye, dear to one's heart, held dear
Related Words: admired, adored, esteemed, revered, cherished, prized, treasured, laudable, pleasant, praiseworthy

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I. fa‧vo‧rite /ˈfeɪvərət, ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective, noun [countable]
the American spelling of favourite

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II. fa‧vou‧rite¹ S3 W3 British English, favorite American English /ˈfeɪvərət, ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective [only before noun]

1. your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most:
a child’s favourite toy
What’s your favourite colour?
a favorite spot for picnickers

2. favourite son a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from

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III. favourite² British English, favorite American English noun [countable]

1. something that you like more than other things of the same kind:
Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite.
an old/firm/particular favourite
a sweater that’s an old favorite
favourite with
Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children.

2. someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent:
You always were Dad’s favourite.
play favorites American English (=treat one person better than others)
The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites. ⇒ favouritism

3. the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition
favourite to do something
Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup.
He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.

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