Preference

Noun

 * 1) The selection of one thing or person over others.
 * 2) The option to so select, and the one selected.
 * 3) The state of being preferred over others.
 * 4) A strong liking or personal valuation.
 * 5) A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
 * 6) A card game.

Adjectives for Preference
personal; particular; exaggerated; political; individual; calculated; affectional; premature; overwhelming; unaccountable; definite.

Verbs for Preference
acquire—; allow—; determine—; express—; exercise—; fix—; harbor—; indulge in—; list—; mark—; muse over—; offer—; permit—; poll—; select—; shout—; single out —; —culls; —decides; —elects; —espouses; —fancies.

Thesaurus
affinity, alternative, alternativity, animus, antecedence, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, aptitude, bag, bent, bias, cast, character, choice, choosing, chosen kind, co-optation, co-option, constitution, cosset, cup of tea, darling, decision, desire, diathesis, discrimination, disposition, dominion, druthers, eccentricity, election, elevation, fancy, fascination, favor, favorite, favoritism, first choice, fondling, free choice, free will, front position, grain, idiosyncrasy, idol, inclination, individualism, inequality, interest, involvement, jewel, kidney, leaning, liking, make, makeup, matinee idol, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, minion, mold, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, nepotism, one-sidedness, option, parti pris, partiality, particular choice, partisanism, partisanship, penchant, personal choice, pet, pick, precedence, precedency, preceding, precession, precursor, predilection, predisposition, preferential treatment, preferment, prefixation, prejudice, prelude, preoption, prepossession, priority, proclivity, promotion, propensity, prothesis, selection, set, slant, spoiled child, stamp, strain, streak, stripe, style, superiority, sympathy, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, the lead, the pick, thing, top priority, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, undetachment, undispassionateness, unneutrality, upgrading, urgency, volition, warp, will

Alternative forms

 * præference

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 優選, 优选,  ,
 * French:
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew: העדפה


 * Japanese:
 * Navajo:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Hebrew: העדפה
 * Navajo:
 * Portuguese:


 * Russian:
 * Swedish: företräde


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Hebrew: העדפה
 * Japanese:


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: företräde


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 偏好, ,
 * Finnish: preferenssi, mieltymys
 * Hebrew: העדפה
 * Japanese: 好み


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: förkärlek,
 * Telugu: అభిరుచి (abhiruchi)


 * Hebrew: העדפה
 * Japanese: えこひいき
 * Portuguese:


 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: förmånsrätt


 * Russian:

Noun

 * 1) preference selection of one thing or person over others
 * spotřebitelské preference
 * volební preference

Derived terms

 * preferenční

Related terms

 * preferovat