preferent

1. 1.

   preferred above all others and treated with partiality

   “the favored child”

   Synonymsfavoredfavoritefavouritebest-lovedpetpreferred

   Similarloved

Questions about preferent

What does preferent mean?

preferent means "preferred above all others and treated with partiality".

How many syllables are in preferent?

preferent has 3 syllables: pre-fe-rent. The stress falls on "pre".

What is another word for preferent?

Close synonyms include favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is preferent a common word?

preferent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.