Preference

English

Noun

Preference (plural Preferences)

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 (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɾɛf(ə)ɾ(ə)ns/, SAMPA: /"prEf(@)r(@)ns/

Translations

selection

Chinese: Mandarin: 優選 (cmn), 优选 (cmn) (yōuxuǎn), 選擇 (cmn), 选择 (cmn) (xuǎnzé) French: préférence (fr) f. Haitian Creole: preferans Hebrew: העדפה (he) (Ha`adafá) f.

Japanese: 選択 (ja) (sentaku) Navajo: siłkidígíí Portuguese: preferência (pt) f. Romanian: preferinţă (ro) f. Russian: выбор (ru) (výbor) m. Swedish: företräde (sv), preferens (sv)

chance to select or selected

Hebrew: העדפה (he) (Ha`adafá) f. Navajo: siłkidígíí Portuguese: preferência (pt) f.

Russian: выбор (ru) (výbor) m. Swedish: företräde (sv)

a state being preferred

Chinese: Mandarin: 優先 (cmn), 优先 (cmn) (yōuxiān) Hebrew: העדפה (he) (Ha`adafá) f. Japanese: 優先 (ja) (yūsen)

Portuguese: preferência (pt) f. Russian: предпочтение (ru) (predpočténije) n., выбор (ru) (výbor) m. Swedish: företräde (sv)

liking

Chinese: Mandarin: 偏好 (cmn) (piānhào), 喜愛 (cmn), 喜爱 (cmn) (xǐ'ài) Finnish: preferenssi, mieltymys Hebrew: העדפה (he) (Ha`adafá) f. Japanese: 好み (ja) (konomi)

Portuguese: preferência (pt) f. Russian: предпочтение (ru) (predpočténije) n. Spanish: preferencia (es) Swedish: förkärlek (sv), preferens (sv) Telugu: అభిరుచి (abhiruchi)

bias

Hebrew: העדפה (he) (Ha`adafá) f. Japanese: えこひいき (ja) (ekohīki) Portuguese: preferência (pt) f.

Russian: предпочтение (ru) (predpočténije) n. Spanish: preferencia (es) f. Swedish: förmånsrätt (sv)

a card game

Russian: преферанс (ru) (preferáns) m.

See also

• preferences

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Czech

Noun

Preference f.

1. preference (selection of one thing or person over others)

   spotřebitelské preference

   volební preference

Derived terms

• preferenční

Related terms

• preferovat

See also

• upřednostnění