Favored

/ˈfeɪvərd/ adjective

Definition

Preferred or given special treatment; regarded with approval or partiality. Something or someone that receives preferential consideration or support.

Etymology

From Latin 'favor' meaning goodwill or support, through Old French 'favor'. The past participle form 'favored' developed in Middle English, following the pattern of other preference-related verbs.

Kelly Says

The concept of divine favor in ancient cultures gave us the modern meaning of preference - originally, being 'favored' meant receiving blessing from gods or rulers. This explains why 'favorite' children were once literally believed to be blessed by higher powers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተወድቷል
ARالعربية
المفضل
BNবাংলা
অনুগৃহীত
CACatalà
afavorit
CSČeština
vybraný
DADansk
favoriseret
DEDeutsch
bevorzugt
ELΕλληνικά
προτιμώμενος
ESEspañol
favorecido
FAفارسی
مورد علاقه
FISuomi
suosiolla kohdella
FRFrançais
favori
GUGU
પ્રિય
HAHA
gida
HEעברית
מועדף
HIहिन्दी
पसंदीदा
HUMagyar
kedvelt
IDBahasa Indonesia
disukai
IGIG
chọi
ITItaliano
favorito
JA日本語
好まれた
KKKK
қолдау көрсетілген
KMKM
ស្ដាប់ពេញលេញ
KO한국어
선호된
MRMR
अनुकूल
MSBahasa Melayu
disukai
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်သက်ခံရသည်
NLNederlands
begunstigd
NONorsk
favorisert
PAPA
ਪਸੰਦੀਦਾ
PLPolski
uprzywilejowany
PTPortuguês
favorecido
RORomână
favorizat
RUРусский
благоприятствовал
SVSvenska
favoriserad
SWKiswahili
pendeza
TAதமிழ்
விரும்பப்பட்ட
TEతెలుగు
అనుకూలమైన
THไทย
ได้รับความชอบ
TLTL
pinaboran
TRTürkçe
tercih edilen
UKУкраїнська
віддавав перевагу
URاردو
پسندیدہ
VITiếng Việt
được ưa thích
YOYO
àfunwa
ZH中文
受宠的
ZUZU
konwabele

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