Favourite vs Select - What's the difference?
favourite | select |
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.)
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.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of (Charles II).
(Internet) To bookmark.
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Privileged, specially selected.
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* (1800-1859)
*:A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
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*:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
Of high quality; top-notch.
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To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
As adjectives the difference between favourite and select
is that favourite is preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified) while select is select.As a noun favourite
is a person who enjoys special regard or favour.As a verb favourite
is .favourite
English
(wikipedia favourite)Alternative forms
* (American English) favoriteAlternative forms
* (US ) favoriteAdjective
(-)- This is my second favourite occupation.
Noun
(en noun)- You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
- (Farquhar)
Verb
(favourit)select
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(en verb)- He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
- The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.