adj.

1. Treated or thought of with great kindness or partiality: the favored child.
2. Endowed with special gifts, talents, or advantages.
3. Having an appearance of a specified kind. Often used in combination: ill-favored; well-favored.

adjective

1. Given special, usually doting treatment: darling, fair-haired, favorite, pet¹. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
2. Being a favorite: favorite, popular, preferred, well-liked. See like/dislike.

adj

Definition: popular
Antonyms: disfavored, unpopular

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Supremely fortunate; Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; Blessed with advantages.

We are indeed fortunate to live in this favored country where we can participate in the selection of our governmental leaders and register our choice in a secret ballot — Franklin D. Richards, Source: at BYU, November 3, 1964

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality
  Synonyms: favorite, favourite, pet, preferred

Meaning #2: blessed with advantages
  Synonym: advantaged

Meaning #3: supremely favored or fortunate
  Synonyms: fortunate, golden

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