Popular vs. Favourite

Popularadjective

Common among the general public; generally accepted.

Popularadjective

(legal) Concerning the people; public.

Popularadjective

Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.

Popularadjective

(obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.

Popularadjective

Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.

Popularadjective

(obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people.

Popularadjective

Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.

Popularadjective

Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.

Popularnoun

A person who is popular, especially at a school.

Popularnoun

An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.

Popularnoun

A member of the Populares

Popularadjective

Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.

Popularadjective

Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain.

Popularadjective

Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.

Popularadjective

Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration.

Popularadjective

Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.

Popularadjective

Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease.

Popularadjective

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public;

Popularadjective

carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large;

Popularadjective

representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large;

Popularadjective

comprehensible to the general public;

Popularadjective

(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

Favouriteadjective

Preferred or liked above all others unless qualified

Favouriteadjective

Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.

Favouritenoun

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.

Favouritenoun

A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.

Favouritenoun

A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.

Favouritenoun

(internet) A bookmark in a web browser.

Favouritenoun

(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.

Favouriteverb

alternative form of favour

Favouriteverb

(Internet) To bookmark.

Favouriteverb

(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Favouritenoun

a competitor thought likely to win

Favouritenoun

a special loved one

Favouritenoun

something regarded with special favor or liking;

Favouriteadjective

appealing to the general public;

Favouriteadjective

preferred above all others and treated with partiality;

Favourite

A favourite (British) or favorite (American English) was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In post-classical and early-modern Europe, among other times and places, the term was used of individuals delegated significant political power by a ruler.