from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
favourite
adj 1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist
attraction" [syn: {favorite}, {favourite}]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)},
{favourite(a)}, {best-loved}, {pet}, {preferred},
{preferent}]
n 1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {front-runner},
{favorite}, {favourite}]
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite},
{pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
3: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book
is one of my favorites" [syn: {favorite}, {favourite}]