Favourite

//ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt//

Synonyms for "favourite" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(2 words)
darlingdearie
Adjective(1 words)
best-loved

Strong matches (7)

Noun(3 words)
dearyduckyfavorite
Verb(1 words)
favor
Adjective(2 words)
favoredfavorite

Related words (12)

Verb(1 words)
favorite

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

12 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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form of

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has context

2 entries

related to

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similar

3 entries

Translations

171 translations across 56 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • gunsteling adj (preferred)

American Sign Language

1 entries
  • Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact adj (preferred)

Arabic

2 entries
  • مصاحب adj (preferred)
  • مُفَضَّل adj (preferred)

Assamese

2 entries
  • আটাইতকে ভাল লাগা adj (preferred)
  • আটাইতকৈ ভাল লগা adj (preferred)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܥܲܠ adj (preferred)
  • ܡܲܛܐܒ݂ܵܐ adj (preferred)

Asturian

2 entries
  • favoritu adj (preferred)
  • preferíu adj (preferred)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • sevimli adj (preferred)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • любі́мы adj (preferred)
  • улюбёны adj (preferred)
  • любі́мец noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • улюбе́нец noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • पसंदीदा adj (preferred)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • люби́м adj (preferred)
  • предпочи́тан adj (preferred)
  • люби́мец noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • люби́мец noun (person who is preferred or trusted above all others)

Catalan

3 entries
  • favorit adj (preferred)
  • preferit adj (preferred)
  • favorit noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 最喜愛的 /最喜爱的 adj (preferred)
  • 寵兒 /宠儿 noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Czech

1 entries
  • nejoblíbenější adj (preferred)

Danish

1 entries
  • yndlings adj (preferred)

Dutch

4 entries
  • favoriet adj (preferred)
  • geliefkoost adj (preferred)
  • lievelings adj (preferred)
  • favoriet noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • plej preferata adj (preferred)
  • plej ŝatata adj (preferred)

Estonian

1 entries
  • lemmik adj (preferred)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lempi adj (preferred)
  • lemppari adj (preferred)
  • mieli adj (preferred)
  • ennakkosuosikki noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)

French

4 entries
  • favori adj (preferred)
  • préféré adj (preferred)
  • favori noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • favori noun (person who is preferred or trusted above all others)

Galician

4 entries
  • favorito adj (preferred)
  • preferido adj (preferred)
  • favorito noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • privado noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Georgian

2 entries
  • საყვარელი adj (preferred)
  • ფავორიტი adj (preferred)

German

4 entries
  • Lieblings adj (preferred)
  • bevorzugter adj (preferred)
  • liebster adj (preferred)
  • Favorit noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Greek

3 entries
  • αγαπημένος adj (preferred)
  • ευνοούμενος adj (preferred)
  • φαβορί noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מועדף \ מָעֳדָף adj (preferred)
  • רָצוּי adj (preferred)

Hindi

1 entries
  • पसंदीदा adj (preferred)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • kedvenc adj (preferred)
  • esélyes noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)
  • favorit noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)
  • kedvenc noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • uppáhalds adj (preferred)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • kesukaan adj (preferred)
  • favorit noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Italian

4 entries
  • amato adj (preferred)
  • favorito adj (preferred)
  • preferito adj (preferred)
  • favorito noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Japanese

4 entries
  • お気に入りの adj (preferred)
  • 大好きな adj (preferred)
  • 最も好きな adj (preferred)
  • お気に入り noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • ең сүйікті adj (preferred)

Korean

3 entries
  • 가장 좋아하는 adj (preferred)
  • 제일 좋아하는 adj (preferred)
  • 최애 adj (preferred)

Latvian

1 entries
  • mīļākais adj (preferred)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • омилен adj (preferred)

Malay

1 entries
  • kegemaran adj (preferred)

Māori

3 entries
  • rorotu adj (preferred)
  • makau noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • paruhi noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Norman

1 entries
  • favori adj (preferred)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • favoritt adj (preferred)
  • yndlings adj (preferred)

Persian

4 entries
  • محبوب adj (preferred)
  • مورد علاقه adj (preferred)
  • سوگلی noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • سوگلی noun (person who is preferred or trusted above all others)

Polish

4 entries
  • ulubiony adj (preferred)
  • beniaminek noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • faworyt noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)
  • pupil noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • favorito adj (preferred)
  • predileto adj (preferred)
  • preferido adj (preferred)
  • favorito noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Romanian

4 entries
  • favorit adj (preferred)
  • favorită adj (preferred)
  • favorit noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • favorită noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Russian

4 entries
  • излю́бленный adj (preferred)
  • люби́мый adj (preferred)
  • люби́мец noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • люби́мчик noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • प्रिय adj (preferred)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • najdraži adj (preferred)
  • òmiljen adj (preferred)
  • најдражи adj (preferred)
  • о̀миљен adj (preferred)

Slovak

1 entries
  • obľúbený adj (preferred)

Slovene

1 entries
  • najljubši adj (preferred)

Spanish

4 entries
  • favorito adj (preferred)
  • ganchito adj (preferred)
  • predilecto adj (preferred)
  • preferido adj (preferred)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kipenzi noun (person who is preferred or trusted above all others)

Swedish

4 entries
  • favorit adj (preferred)
  • älsklings adj (preferred)
  • favorit noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • favorit noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)

Turkish

4 entries
  • en sevdiği adj (preferred)
  • favori adj (preferred)
  • gözde adj (preferred)
  • gözde noun (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • люби́мий adj (preferred)
  • улю́блений adj (preferred)
  • лю́бленець noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)
  • укоха́нець noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Urdu

2 entries
  • دل پسند adj (preferred)
  • پسندیدہ adj (preferred)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • được ưa thích adj (preferred)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ffefryn noun (person who enjoys special regard or favour)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • באַליבט adj (preferred)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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I think your favourite actress is in it.

Source: tatoeba (70920)

What's your favourite pastime?

Source: tatoeba (70976)

Who is your favourite TV star?

Source: tatoeba (71506)

Spring is my favourite of the four seasons.

Source: tatoeba (245519)

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