Favorite

//ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    US standard spelling of favourite. US, alt-of, standard

    "Has direct links to update good and bad lists, customized favorites with childsafe sites, easy installation from one CD."

  2. 2
    something regarded with special favor or liking wordnet
  3. 3
    a special loved one wordnet
  4. 4
    a competitor thought likely to win wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    US standard spelling of favourite. US, alt-of, standard

    "While I myself have no problems as far as favoriting instead of commenting is concerned, since a lot of deviants are like this, I thought it was right to tell people how to comment correctly."

  2. 2
    To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    US standard spelling of favourite. US, alt-of, standard

    "Mom made her favorite oatmeal no-bakes and Rice Krispies treats. The good thing about being sick was she could eat anything she wanted."

Adjective
  1. 1
    preferred above all others and treated with partiality wordnet
  2. 2
    appealing to the general public wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
darlingacceptedacclaimedadmiredadmittedadored

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"It's not easy to part with one's favorite possessions."

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