favorite
favorite is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 34 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar.
- 2.(Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
- 3.Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. "His favorite argument." Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- address
- after
- apple
- captain
- child
- cosset
- crony
- darling
- dear
- duck
- eye
- fondling
- general
- heart
- honey
- idol
- jewel
- led
- love
- man
- minion
- moppet
- mopsey
- own
- people
- person
- persona
- pet
- princess
- sugar
- sweetheart
- the
- universal
- who
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is favorite.
- What is pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar called?
- What is the competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting called?
- What is regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. "His favorite argument." Macaulay called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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