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Favourite vs Dearest - What's the difference?

favourite | dearest |

As adjectives the difference between favourite and dearest

is that favourite is preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified) while dearest is (dear).

As nouns the difference between favourite and dearest

is that favourite is a person who enjoys special regard or favour while dearest is a beloved person; a term of endearment.

As a verb favourite

is .

favourite

English

(wikipedia favourite)

Alternative forms

* (American English) favorite

Alternative forms

* (US ) favorite

Adjective

(-)
  • Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.)
    • This is my second favourite occupation.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who enjoys special regard or favour.
  • A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
  • A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
    • You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
  • (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of (Charles II).
    • (Farquhar)

    Verb

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

    • dearest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dear)
  • * So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, / Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXXVII

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beloved person; a term of endearment.

    • Synonyms

    * beloved * honey * darling * sweetheart

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