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The meaning of the word "Favorite" in English


Favorite 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.

Favorite n. : Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.

Favorite n. : The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.

Favorite a. : Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.

Example:
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Taxonomy
favourites, monarch, minister, death, government, power, English, free encyclopedia, mushroom, the lover, England, court, valido, servants, execution, 40 years, exile, J. H. Elliott.

Defination from the web:
Favourites inevitably tended to incur the envy and loathing of the rest of the nobility, and monarchs were sometimes obliged by political ... Titles and estates were usually given lavishly to favourites, who were compared to mushrooms because they sprang up suddenly overnight, from a ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) favourite
  (adjective) favored
  (adjective) best-loved
  (adjective) pet
  (adjective) preferred
  (adjective) preferent
  (noun) favourite
  (noun) darling
  (noun) pet
  (noun) dearie
  (noun) deary
  (noun) ducky
  (noun) front-runner
  (noun) challenger
  (noun) choice
  (noun) competition
  (noun) competitor
  (noun) contender
  (noun) lover
  (noun) pick
  (noun) rival
  (noun) selection
similar terms
  (adjective) loved
  (adjective) popular


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