favorite

See also: Favorite

English

Alternative forms

(British English) favourite

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/
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Adjective

favorite (comparative more favorite, superlative most favorite) (US)

Preferred; liked more than any other
That is my favorite flavor of ice cream. I'd eat it daily if I could.

Antonyms

(preferred): least favorite, unfavorite

Translations

preferred

American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact
Arabic: مُفَضَّل‎‎ (mufaḍḍal)
Assamese:
Central: আটাইতকে ভাল লাগা (ataitke bhal laga)

Eastern: আটাইতকৈ ভাল লগা (ataitkoi bhal loga)
Asturian: favoritu, preferíu
Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: favorit, preferit
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最喜愛的 (zh), 最喜爱的 (zh) (zuì xǐ'ài de)
Czech: oblíbený (cs)
Danish: yndlings-
Dutch: favoriet (nl), lievelings-, geliefkoost
Finnish: lempi-, mieli-
French: préféré (fr), favori (fr)
Galician: favorito, preferido
Georgian: საყვარელი (saq̇vareli), ფავორიტი (ka) (pavoriṭi)
German: Lieblings- (de), liebster (de), bevorzugter
Greek: αγαπημένος (el) (agapiménos), ευνοούμενος (el) m (evnooúmenos)
Hebrew: מועדף‎‎ m (muadáf), רצוי‎‎ (he) m (ratsúi)

Hungarian: kedvenc (hu)
Italian: preferito (it), favorito (it), amato (it) m
Japanese: お気に入りの (おきにいりの, o-ki-ni-iri-no), 最も好きな (もっともすきな, mottomo-suki-na)
Latvian: mīļākais
Malay: kegemaran
Maori: rorotu
Norman: favori (Jersey)
Norwegian: favoritt, yndlings
Polish: ulubiony (pl)
Portuguese: favorito (pt), preferido, predileto
Romanian: favorit (ro) m, favorită (ro) f
Russian: люби́мый (ru) (ljubímyj), излю́бленный (ru) (izljúblennyj)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: omiljen (sh), najdraži (sh)
Spanish: favorito (es), preferido (es), predilecto (es)
Swahili: kipenzi (sw)
Swedish: favorit- (sv), älsklings- (sv)
Turkish: en sevdiği, gözde (tr)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Noun

favorite (plural favorites) (US)

Preferred one, one with special favor
The teacher's favorite always went first.
Expected or most probable to win.
He's the favorite, he'll probably be elected.
(Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.

Synonyms

(expected to win): top dog

Antonyms

(preferred): unfavorite

Related terms

Translations

preferred one, one with special favor

American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact
Finnish: suosikki (fi), lellikki (fi)
French: chouchou (fr), préféré (fr)
German: Liebling (de) m, Favorit (de) m
Greek: προτίμηση (el) f (protímisi)
Icelandic: uppáhald (is) n
Indonesian: favorit (id)

Italian: favorito (it) m
Maori: makau, whakapuhi, paruhi
Polish: ulubieniec (pl) m
Portuguese: preferido m, favorito (pt) m
Spanish: favorito (es) m
Swedish: favorit (sv) c
Turkish: gözde (tr)

expected or most probable to win

Finnish: ennakkosuosikki
French: favori (fr)
German: Favorit (de)
Greek: φαβορί (el) n (favorí)
Italian: favorito (it) m

Polish: faworyt (pl) m
Portuguese: favorito (pt) m
Serbo-Croatian: favorit (sh)
Swedish: favorit (sv) c
Turkish: gözde (tr)

Verb

favorite (third-person singular simple present favorites, present participle favoriting, simple past and past participle favorited) (US)

Alternative form of favor
(Internet) To bookmark.
(Internet) To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Antonyms

(add to a list of favorites): unfavorite

Esperanto

Adverb

favorite

past adverbial passive participle of favori

French

Adjective

favorite

feminine singular of favori

Italian

Adjective

favorite f pl

feminine plural of favorito

Noun

favorite f

plural of favorita

Verb

favorite

feminine plural past participle of favorire
second-person plural indicative present of favorire
second-person plural imperative of favorire

Anagrams

foratevi

Norman

Adjective

favorite

feminine singular of favori

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