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favourite

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9
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/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/

Definition of favourite

10 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland, superlative)Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
    “This is my favourite day!”
    “I saw a hilariously funny movie with all of my favourite comedians in it.”
    “The Nanny is one of Pippa's favourite shows, but tonight the pleasure of mindlessly blobbing out in her usual Sunday-laid-back-luxury style...”
    “Then there are the characters Rudd describes as “the full-on buffoons”, such as reporter Brian Fantana in Anchorman, who gives names to his testicles and – still my favourite Rudd performance – Andy the obnoxious summer camp counsellor in cult 2001 comedy Wet Hot American Summer, which is being revived on Netflix this summer, in which Rudd will co-star alongside original cast members including Poehler and Bradley Cooper.”
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adj

  1. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland, superlative)Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
    “This is my favourite day!”
    “I saw a hilariously funny movie with all of my favourite comedians in it.”
    “The Nanny is one of Pippa's favourite shows, but tonight the pleasure of mindlessly blobbing out in her usual Sunday-laid-back-luxury style...”
    “Then there are the characters Rudd describes as “the full-on buffoons”, such as reporter Brian Fantana in Anchorman, who gives names to his testicles and – still my favourite Rudd performance – Andy the obnoxious summer camp counsellor in cult 2001 comedy Wet Hot American Summer, which is being revived on Netflix this summer, in which Rudd will co-star alongside original cast members including Poehler and Bradley Cooper.”
  2. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland, positive)Liked, cherished.
    “What joy has this dog in miſchief!—More than I can have in the completion of my moſt favourite purpoſes!”

noun

  1. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland)A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
    “The teacher's favourite always went first.”
  2. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland)A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
  3. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland)A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
    “You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.”
    “She's the favourite, she'll probably be elected.”
    “Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.”
  4. (British, Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland)A bookmark on a web browser or website.
  5. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland, in-plural)A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
    “the Favourites hang loose upon the Temples with a languishing Lock in the middle”

verb

  1. (British, Commonwealth, Ireland)To favour.
  2. (British, Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland)To bookmark.
  3. (British, Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland)To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor…

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Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.

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