preference B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ See IPA manual Freq #14433 Meanings 1 noun A greater liking for one thing over another. She has a strong preference for crisp white wines. 2 noun A choice made or available among several options, often in settings. Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of the app? 3 noun Special favor or advantage given to one person or thing over others. The policy gives preference to local suppliers in trade deals. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a greater liking for one... taste More forechoice Word family Forms preferences Derived forms depreferencedispreferenceenantiopreferenceisopreferencenonpreferencephotopreferencepreferendumstereopreferencesubpreferencethermopreference Etymology AI details From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans. Morphologically prefer + -ence. *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European preference Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # preference **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ **Frequency rank:** 14433 ## Meanings 1. A greater liking for one thing over another. 2. A choice made or available among several options, often in settings. 3. Special favor or advantage given to one person or thing over others. ## Examples - She has a strong preference for crisp white wines. - Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of the app? - The policy gives preference to local suppliers in trade deals. ## Synonyms - forechoice ## Derived Forms - depreference - dispreference - enantiopreference - isopreference - nonpreference - photopreference - preferendum - stereopreference - subpreference - thermopreference ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *bʰer- - Root: preference ## Etymology From Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans. Morphologically prefer + -ence. ## AI Etymology Preference comes from Middle French preference, from Medieval Latin preferentia. Doublet of preferans. Morphologically prefer + -ence. The historical chain includes *bʰer- (Proto-Indo-European), preference (Middle French). In present-day English it covers a greater liking for one thing over another, a choice made or available among several options, often in settings, and special favor or advantage given to one person or thing over others. The wider family includes derived forms such as depreference, dispreference, enantiopreference, isopreference, nonpreference. ## Topics - People & Society markdown