favourite meaning
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US WFavourite
- A favourite or favorite (American English) was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person.
- The term is also sometimes employed by conservative writers who want to avoid terms such as "royal mistress", or "friend", "companion" or "lover" of either sex.
- The term has an inbuilt element of disapproval, and is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "One who stands unduly high in the favour of a prince", citing Shakespeare: "Like favourites/ Made proud by Princes".
- NounPLfavouritesSUF-ite
- 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.
- A person who enjoys special regard or favour.
- VerbSGfavouritesPRfavouritingPT, PPfavourited
- Adjective
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- He always goes gaga over his favourite band's newest album.
- It is wonderful with what far-sighted patience one of these wretches will bid his time, in order to effect a favourite acquisition.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of favourite in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- en favourited
- en favourites
- en favouritest
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "favourite" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.