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Favoured vs Favorite - What's the difference?

favoured | favorite |

As adjectives the difference between favoured and favorite

is that favoured is treated or regarded with partiality while favorite is preferred.

As verbs the difference between favoured and favorite

is that favoured is (favour) while favorite is .

As a noun favorite is

preferred one, one with special favor.

favoured

English

Alternative forms

* favored (American) * (obsolete) * (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Treated or regarded with partiality.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (favour)

    • Related terms

    * favour

    favorite

    English

    (wikipedia favorite)

    Alternative forms

    * (British English) favourite

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Preferred.
    • That is my favorite flavor of ice cream. I'd eat it daily if I could.

    Antonyms

    * (preferred) (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Preferred one, one with special favor
    • The teacher's favorite always went first.
  • Expected or most probable to win.
    • He's the favorite , he'll probably be elected.

    Synonyms

    * (expected to win) top dog

    Antonyms

    * (preferred) (l)

    Related terms

    * favor * favour * favorable

    Verb

    (favorit)
  • (Internet) To bookmark.
  • (Internet) To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

    • Antonyms

    * (add to a list of favorites) (l) ----