Hypertext Webster Gateway: "favorite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Favorite \Fa"vor*ite\, n. [OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem.
favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm.
favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See {Favor}.]
1. 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.
Committing to a wicked favorite All public cares.
--Milton.
2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable
in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] --Farquhar.
3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is
judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest
in the betting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Favorite \Fa"vor*ite\, a.
Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference;
as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. ``His favorite
argument.'' --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
favorite
adj 1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist
attraction" [syn: {favourite}]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)},
{pet}, {preferred}]
n 1: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book
is one of my favorites" [syn: {favourite}]
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie},
{deary}, {ducky}]
3: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {front-runner}, {favourite}]
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