Synonyms for favorite

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : fey-ver-it, feyv-rit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ vər ɪt, ˈfeɪv rɪt

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Définition of favorite

Origin : 1580s, from Middle French favorit, perhaps via Italian favorito, past participle of favorire, from favore, from Latin favorem (see favor (n.)). In racing, attested from 1813. As an adjective, by 1711.

adj preferred
noun something or someone cherished, prized

Example sentences :

His frank, familiar manner made him a favorite on shipboard.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Slowly and reluctantly, the sailors took their places, for Robert was a favorite with them.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

In line with this, a simulation of the military is a favorite device.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

Otto and Pussy also paid several visits, armed with dainties for their favorite.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

This was Sandy's favorite joke, and made life worth living for him.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

She had just been taken into the herd that season and had the place of the favorite next to the leader.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

I am so unfamiliar with this room that I haven't any favorite chair.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Napoleon had been at his favorite resort,—the grotto that overlooked the sea.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

But, while he was at Autun, Napoleon seems to have been a favorite with his teachers.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

Why was Mr. Greatheart, in Pilgrim's Progress, my favorite character?
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

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