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preferences

preferences is the plural of preference.

preferences is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preference.

Meaning of preference

Noun (1)

preference (countable and uncountable, plural preferences)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    druthers, way
  2. The option to so select, and the one selected.
    • Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
  3. The state of being preferred over others.
  4. A strong liking or personal valuation.
  5. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
    Synonyms:
    predilection

Noun (2)

preference (uncountable)

  1. Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

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Noun

preferences pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software
    Synonyms:
    profile

Synonyms of preferences

Forms of preferences

alternative formpræferences

Phrases with preferences

Questions about preferences

What does preferences mean?
Preferences means the user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software.
What is preferences the plural of?
Preferences is the plural of preference.
What part of speech is preferences?
Preferences is a noun.

Words near preferences in the dictionary

  1. preference share
  2. preference shares
  3. preference stock
  4. preference stocks
  5. preferenced
  6. preferences
  7. preferencies
  8. preferencing
  9. preferency
  10. preferenda
  11. preferendum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preferences (page history and authors); preference (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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