favorite - Simple English Wiktionary (original) (raw)

• (UK) favourite

• IPA (key): /ˈfeɪv.rɪt/

1. My favorite brand is the brand I like most.
   • Synonym: preferred
     Ford is my favorite brand of truck.

• favor/favour
• favoritism
• like

1. (countable) A favorite is a thing or person that someone likes the most. It is a thing that someone prefers, or likes more than any other.
   • Synonym: preferred
     Chocolate ice cream is my favorite.
2. (countable) When kings and other royalty have favorites, these are people they trust.
   He was a favorite of the king.

• advisor
• confidante