favourite

Meanings

Adjective

• Preferred or liked above all others .
• Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.

Noun

• A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
• A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
• A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
• A bookmark in a web browser.
• A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.

Verb

• To favour.
• To bookmark.
• To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito, past participle of Italian favorire. favori.