preference en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/
- (US) audio
- /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹɛns/
Etymology
From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans. Morphologically prefer + -ence. Compare typologically Russian предвзя́тость (predvzjátostʹ) (<< взять (vzjatʹ), a suppletive of брать (bratʹ), which is cognate with Latin ferō).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
He has a preference for crisp wines.
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(countable, uncountable) The option to so select, and the one selected.
Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.
2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18:Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being preferred over others.
- (countable, uncountable) A strong liking or personal valuation.
- (countable, uncountable) A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preferences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
photopreference · nonpreference · preference share · affectional preference · stereopreference · thermopreference · preference stock · sexual preference · preferendum · in preference to · preference cascade · time preference · dispreference · revealed preference · subpreference · depreference · isopreference · enantiopreference
Synonyms
forechoice · predilection (preferential bias) · way · druthers
Translations (149)
pt preferência (liking) · uk перева́га (state of being preferred) · tr tercih (bias) · he הַעֲדָפָה (bias) · cs preference (selection) · is kjörkostur (option to select or selected) · ta முன்னுரிமை (state of being preferred) · pt preferência (option to select or selected) · uk ви́бір (option to select or selected) · sv företräde (selection) · da præference (selection) · uz afzal koʻrish (selection) · fi suosituimmuus (state of being preferred) · ru префере́нция (bias) · bg предпочита́ние (selection) · ru вы́бор (option to select or selected) · cmn 優先 /优先 (state of being preferred) · he הַעֲדָפָה (option to select or selected) · be перава́га (state of being preferred) · de Bevorzugung (state of being preferred) · hi प्राथमिकता (state of being preferred) · ko 우선 (state of being preferred) · ca preferència (selection) · lt preferencija (selection) · nl voorkeur (state of being preferred) · pt preferência (bias) · grc προαίρεσις (selection) · ml മുൻഗണന (state of being preferred) · hi वरीयता (state of being preferred) · pt preferência (selection) · ca preferència (state of being preferred) · de Bevorzugung (option to select or selected) · nv siłkidígíí (option to select or selected) · fr préférence (selection) · ru предпочте́ние (option to select or selected) · hi वरीयता (selection) · pdt Läne (selection) · ta சார்பு (bias) · sv företräde (state of being preferred) · hu preferencia (selection) · it preferenza (state of being preferred) · ka პრეფერენცია (selection) · nb preferanse (selection) · de Vorliebe (option to select or selected) · de Bevorzugung (liking) · cs přednost (selection) · mi manakotanga (option to select or selected) · sl prednost (selection) · af voorkeur (state of being preferred) · ka არჩევანი (selection) · fi valinta (option to select or selected) · ar أَفْضَلِيَّة (selection) · ro preferință (selection) · fi valinta (selection) · kk қалау (selection) · ro preferată (state of being preferred) · pl preferencja (option to select or selected) · ru предпочте́ние (selection) · ru префере́нция (selection) · sk prednosť (selection) · ro preferat (state of being preferred) · tr tercih (option to select or selected) · ro preferință (option to select or selected) · ur تَرْجِیح (selection) · mi mariutanga (state of being preferred) · uk перева́га (option to select or selected) · sv företräde (option to select or selected) · ja 依怙贔屓 (bias) · lv priekšroka (selection) · alt артык кӧрӧр (selection) · ja 好み (liking) · sv förkärlek (liking) · be перава́га (liking) · sv preferens (liking) · fi suosikkiasema (state of being preferred) · hi प्राथमिकता (selection) · de Präferenz (selection) · ht preferans (selection) · fi mieltymys (liking) · ta பாரபட்சம் (bias) · pl preferencja (selection) · nl preferentie (selection) · cmn 選擇 /选择 (selection) · ja 選択 (selection) · ar تَفْضِيل (selection) · he הַעֲדָפָה (liking) · sv preferens (selection) · sk preferencia (selection) · es preferencia (selection) · ml ക്രമീകരണം (option to select or selected) · tr tercih (selection) · ja 優先 (state of being preferred) · be перава́га (bias) · cmn 優選 /优选 (selection) · pt preferência (state of being preferred) · grc πρόκριμα (selection) · fi puolueellisuus (bias) · cmn 喜愛 /喜爱 (liking) · tg афзалият (selection) · gl preferencia (selection) · bg предпочита́ние (option to select or selected) · nv siłkidígíí (selection) · hy նախապատվություն (selection) · de Vorzug (selection) · tr tercih (state of being preferred) · uk перева́га (liking) · ru предпочте́ние (bias) · mk претпочитање (selection) · fi preferenssi (selection) · mi manakotanga (state of being preferred) · uk ви́бір (selection) · ru предпочте́ние (state of being preferred) · tr tercih (liking) · tg тарҷех (selection) · be вы́бар (selection) · fa-ira تَفْضیل (selection) · ka მჯობინება (selection) · et eelistus (selection) · fa-ira تَرْجیح (selection) · ru префере́нция (option to select or selected) · es preferencia (bias) · eo prefero (option to select or selected) · ru предпочте́ние (liking) · uk перева́га (selection) · fi preferenssi (liking) · de Vorliebe (liking) · he הַעֲדָפָה (selection) · ca preferència (option to select or selected) · be перава́га (option to select or selected) · te అభిరుచి (liking) · it preferenza (selection) · sv förmånsrätt (bias) · ru вы́бор (selection) · de Vorzug (state of being preferred) · hi अग्रिमता (selection) · tg афзал (selection) · uk перева́га (bias) · be вы́бар (option to select or selected) · ka უპირატესობის მინიჭება (selection) · nl voorkeur (selection) · pl preferencja (bias) · cmn 偏好 (liking) · es preferencia (liking) · he הַעֲדָפָה (state of being preferred) · de Vorliebe (selection) · be перава́га (selection) · bg и́збор (selection) · ko 선택 (selection) · ru вы́бор (state of being preferred)