favourite
Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
Adjective 2 meanings
Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
“This is my favourite day!”
Liked, cherished.
Noun 4 meanings
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
“The teacher's favourite always went first.”
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
“You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.”
A bookmark on a web browser or website.
Verb 3 meanings
To favour.
To bookmark.
To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Etymology
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”).
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FAVOURITE at a glance
FAVOURITE has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + V 4 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,567 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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