Like and Preference

Like

Like noun - Positive regard for something.

Usage example: she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes

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Preference and like are semantically related. in liking topic. In some cases you can use "Preference" instead a noun "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Preference noun - Positive regard for something.

Usage example: a preference for cool weather

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Like and preference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a noun "Preference".

high	high like	high preference
special	special like	special preference
similar	similar like	similar preference
normal	normal like	normal preference
Other adjectives: short, simple, heavy, small, actual, real, big, little, sexual, personal, white, broken, cultural, modern.

When Cece has a pregnancy scare, Jess suggests "We could get it, like, a douchebaby jar." Schmidt and an apparent love/preference for anything Asian.

Source: Series / New Girl
Ar Tonelico 3: This is Coccona's preference; she doesn't like her weapons having extra dodads and her supermoves are all based on a simple premise like 'turning' or 'go fast in one direction'.

Source: Simple, yet Awesome
This makes anti-pureblood sentiment and preference for nonasari look a lot like aversion to incest, and raises the question of whether Ardat-Yakshi parents tend to be related.

Source: Boldly Coming

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