'Preference' definitions:
Definition of 'preference'
(from WordNet)
noun
A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: preference, penchant, predilection, taste]
noun
A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: predilection, preference, orientation]
noun
The right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" [syn: preference, druthers]
noun
Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
Definition of 'Preference'
From: GCIDE
- Preference \Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rence.]
- 1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference. [1913 Webster]
- Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference? [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'preference'
From: Moby 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