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English Dictionary: favorite	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for favorite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favorite adj appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" Synonym(s): favorite, favourite preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Synonym(s): favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent n something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" Synonym(s): favorite, favourite a special loved one Synonym(s): darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky a competitor thought likely to win Synonym(s): front-runner, favorite, favourite
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favorite \Fa"vorite\, n. [OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem. favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See {Favor}.] 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority. Committing to a wicked favorite* All public cares. --Milton. 2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] --Farquhar. 3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favorite \Fa"vorite\, a. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite* walk; a favorite child. [bd]His favorite argument.[b8] --Macaulay.