Definition
A female favorer; a woman who shows favor, support, or preference (archaic usage).
Etymology
From favorer plus the feminine suffix -ess, following the pattern of words like actress, mistress, and baroness. Rarely used in modern English.
Kelly Says
The -ess suffix shows how English once had different words for men and women doing the same job—now we mostly just say 'favorer' for everyone, which is simpler!
Translations
ARالعربية
محبوبة
muh-hub-bah
CACatalà
favorita
fa-vo-ree-ta
CSČeština
oblíbená
oh-lee-ben-ah
DADansk
favorit
fa-vo-reet
DEDeutsch
Geliebte
geh-lee-b-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
αγαπημένη
a-ga-pi-me-nee
ESEspañol
favorita
fa-vo-ree-ta
FAفارسی
علاقهمند
e-la-keh-man-d
FISuomi
suosikki
suo-si-kki
FRFrançais
favorie
fa-vo-ree
HUMagyar
kedvenc
ked-ven-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang disukai
o-rang yang di-su-kai
IGIG
nwanyi oma
n-wa-nyi o-ma
ITItaliano
favorita
fa-vo-ree-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kegemaran
keh-ge-ma-ran
NLNederlands
geliefde
guh-lee-f-deh
NONorsk
favoritt
fa-vo-reet
PLPolski
ulubiona
u-lu-b-ee-o-na
PTPortuguês
favorita
fa-vo-ree-ta
RORomână
favorită
fa-vo-ree-ta
RUРусский
любимица
lyoo-bee-mee-tsa
SVSvenska
favorit
fa-vo-reet
SWKiswahili
mpendwa
m-pen-d-wa
TAதமிழ்
மதிப்பு
ma-thi-ppu
THไทย
ที่โปรดปราน
tee proht proh-ahn
TLTL
pinakagustuhan
pi-na-ka-gust-uhan
TRTürkçe
sevilen kadın
se-vil-en ka-dın
UKУкраїнська
улюблена
oo-lyu-ble-na
VITiếng Việt
người được yêu thích
ngoo-ee duoc yeu-thich
ZUZU
umthakazi
oom-tha-ka-zi