favourite
a competitor thought likely to win
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,728 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,086 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a competitor thought likely to win also: front-runner, favorite
- a special loved one also: darling, favorite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
- something regarded with special favor or liking also: favorite that book is one of my favorites
adjective
- appealing to the general public also: favorite a favorite tourist attraction
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality also: favored, favorite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent the favored child
favourite in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There were splendid specimens of almost every order, but the Major's own favourite pansies predominated.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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They liked him; Belfast—who was a favourite, and knew it—mimicked him, not quite behind his back.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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What greater bliss can hap to Gaveston Than live and be the favourite of a king!
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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His only idea was to make straight for those spots which were the favourite haunts of birds.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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She had an idea that she resembled Balzac, and her favourite historical characters were Lucien de Rubempré and the Vidame de Pamiers.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1