1. Preferred over of all others of a similar kind
   "this is my favorite song";
   - favourite [Brit, Cdn], favored [US], favoured [Brit, Cdn], fave
    
2. (of a person) valued more than all others, often treated with partiality
   "the favorite child";
   - favored [US], favourite [Brit, Cdn], best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent, favoured [Brit, Cdn], fave [informal]
    
3. Appealing to and popular with many people
   "a favorite tourist attraction";
   - favourite [Brit, Cdn]

1. Something regarded with special favor or liking
   "that book is one of my favorites";
   - favourite [Brit, Cdn], fave [informal]
    
2. A special loved one
   "The elderly couple still called each other 'favorite' after fifty years of marriage";
   - darling, favourite [Brit, Cdn], pet, dearie [Brit, informal], deary [informal], ducky [informal], jo [UK, archaic, dialect], acushla [Ireland], honeybunch [informal], duckie [informal], honeybun [N. Amer, informal]
    
3. A competitor thought likely to win
   "The polls showed her as the clear favorite in the upcoming election";
   - front-runner, favourite [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. A link to a website, kept in a list for quick access in future
   "She added the recipe website to her favorites for easy reference";
   - favourite [Brit, Cdn], bookmark

1. [US] (social media) To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media
   "She favorited his tweet to show her support";
   - favourite [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. (computing) create a link to a web page (etc.) for quick future access
   "if you don't find what you want now remember to favorite the page and return later"; "List of most favorited blogs";
   - bookmark, favourite [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: favorited, favorites, favoriting

See also: big, loved, popular

Type of: challenger, choice, competitor, contender, label, lover, mark, pick, rival, selection, tag

Encyclopedia: Favorite, The