PREFERENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
   Hypernyms(s) preference is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • advantage (what does advantage mean?)
   • vantage (what does vantage mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the right or chance to choose
   Synonym(s)
   • druthers (what does druthers mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • given my druthers, I”d eat cake
   Hypernyms(s) preference is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • option (what does option mean?)
   • alternative (what does alternative mean?)
   • choice (what does choice mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • wish (what does wish mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a predisposition in favor of something
   Synonym(s)
   • orientation (what does orientation mean?)
   • predilection (what does predilection mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a predilection for expensive cars
   • his sexual preferences
   • showed a Marxist orientation
   Hypernyms(s) preference is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • predisposition (what does predisposition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choose (what does choose mean?)
   • prefer (what does prefer mean?)
   • opt (what does opt mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a strong liking
   Synonym(s)
   • penchant (what does penchant mean?)
   • predilection (what does predilection mean?)
   • taste (what does taste mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • my own preference is for good literature
   • the Irish have a penchant for blarney
   Hypernyms(s) preference is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • liking (what does liking mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • acquired taste (what does acquired taste mean?)
   • weakness (what does weakness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • prefer (what does prefer mean?)