# favorite

Pronunciation: US say "FAYV-rit" /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/; UK

## Adjective

1. Liked more than others of the same kind, or especially well liked.
   - Simple: Liked best, or liked very much, more than other things or people of the same kind.
   - _The old diner is still one of the senator's favorite places to eat._
   - _My favorite part of the trip was the night train through the mountains._

## Noun

2. A person or thing that someone likes more than others, or that is especially popular, such as a song, a dish or a performer.
   - Simple: A person or thing that someone likes more than others, or that is very popular.
   - _The song became an instant favorite with audiences across the country._
   - _As the only grandchild, she was everyone's favorite at family gatherings._
3. A competitor or contestant considered the most likely to win.
   - Simple: The person, team, or horse that people think will most likely win.
   - _The home side entered the tournament as one of the favorites but went out in the first round._
   - _Bookmakers have made the three-year-old colt the clear favorite for Saturday's race._
4. A person who is preferred or trusted above everyone else.
   - Simple: A person someone trusts or likes more than anyone else.
   - _The king's favorite was given land, titles, and a seat on the council._
   - _Within the company she was the founder's favorite, the first person he called with any problem._
5. A bookmark saved in a web browser or on a website.
   - Simple: A saved link in a web browser or on a website that takes you back to a page.
   - _He saved the train timetable as a favorite so he could check it each morning._
   - _Her browser's favorites bar is crowded with links to recipe blogs._

## Verb

6. To mark something, such as a post, a product or a web page, as a favorite so that it is saved to a list on a website, app or browser.
   - Simple: To save something, like a post or a web page, to your list of favorites.
   - _Shoppers can favorite a product to get an alert when its price drops._
   - _He favorited the airline's check-in page in his browser so he could find it on the morning of the flight._

## Other meanings

- (noun) One of the short curls worn hanging at the temples, a style in fashion during Charles II's reign.

## Origin

First recorded in the 1580s. English borrowed Middle French favorit, which came from Old French favorit or from Italian favorito (“favored, favorite”), the past participle of the Italian verb favorire (“to favor”). Behind that stand favore and Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favor”), whose deeper origin is uncertain. Favori is a doublet.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/favorite (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).