Favourite
Favourite noun - Something regarded with special favor or liking.
Predilection and favourite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predilection" instead a noun "Favourite".
Nearby Words: favoured, favouritism
Predilection
Predilection noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.
Favourite and predilection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Favourite" instead a noun "Predilection".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular favourite | particular predilection |
Both words in one sentence
- After experiencing The Ludovico Technique, his predilection towards violence is gone, but he can no longer hear his favourite music without experiencing excruciating pain.
Source: Genre Motif / Classical
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