Favorite
['feɪvərɪt] or ['fevərɪt]
Definition
(noun.) something regarded with special favor or liking; 'that book is one of my favorites'.
(adj.) appealing to the general public; 'a favorite tourist attraction' .
Checker: Tanya--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.
(n.) Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
(n.) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
(a.) Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.
Typed by Jolin
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Dear, darling, beloved.[2]. Preferred, pet, especially liked.
Inputed by Dan
Examples
- An examination of his betting-book shows that bets to the amount of five thousand pounds had been registered by him against the favorite. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This made it very difficult for the housewife to serve the breakfast hot, and particularly the toast, which is a favorite dish of our breakfast table. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I had always been his favorite among the younger generation of Carters and so I hastened to comply with his demand. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- It would not have been necessary for him to have been embalmed that length of time to have witnessed some great developments of his favorite science. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In the early history of steam navigation the side wheel steamer was the favorite, and was employed for ocean travel as well as for inland waters. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I prepared her for confirmation--she is a favorite of mine. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The two gentlemen undressed leisurely on the bank, Maurice making fun of the Greek as he revelled in his favorite element. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Follow her at once to her favorite haunt. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Their father grew uneasy at their long absence, and sent Joseph, his favorite, to see if any thing had gone wrong with them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was her favorite way of spending the hour of dusk. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Her favorite poem was Lalla Rookh. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The hours of this occupation were long, but the work was not particularly heavy, and Edison soon found opportunity for his favorite avocation--chemical experimentation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I give you leave, returned Laurie, who enjoyed having someone to tease, after his long abstinence from his favorite pastime. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I wish my favorite playmate Kitty Bryant to have the blue silk apron and my gold-bead ring with a kiss. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mankind has certainly come nearer to justifying Mr. Chesterton's observation that one of its favorite games is called Cheat the Prophet. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The Empress said the Americans were favorites in Russia, and she hoped the Russians were similarly regarded in America. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Let us drink, Thanks to Fortune, and may she ever pick out her favorites with equal judgment! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I have a perfect passion for flowers, said the Count, with a gay smile, as he placed a red bud in his coat, and roses are my favorites. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They adopt a totem or symbol of the family and this is generally some animal, the turtle, bear and wolf being favorites. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- You mean, they're gen'ral favorites, and nobody takes adwantage on 'em, p'raps? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Nelda