favourite
/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.57 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "This is my favourite day!"
- "I saw a hilariously funny movie with all of my favourite comedians in it."
- "The Nanny is one of Pippa's favourite shows, but tonight the pleasure of mindlessly blobbing out in her usual Sunday-laid-back-luxury style..."
- "Then there are the characters Rudd describes as “the full-on buffoons”, such as reporter Brian Fantana in Anchorman, who gives names to his testicles and – still my favourite Rudd performance – Andy the obnoxious summer camp counsellor in cult 2001 comedy Wet Hot American Summer, which is being revived on Netflix this summer, in which Rudd will co-star alongside original cast members including Poehler and Bradley Cooper."
- "What joy has this dog in miſchief!—More than I can have in the completion of my moſt favourite purpoſes!"
- "The teacher's favourite always went first."
Etymology
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
more favourite (comparative)
most favourite (superlative)
favouritemost (superlative)
favouritest (nonstandard, superlative)
favorite (alternative, US)
favourites (plural)
favourites (present, singular)
favouriting (participle, present)
favourited (participle, past)
favourited (past)