Choice

[tʃɒɪs] or [tʃɔɪs]

Definition

(noun.) the act of choosing or selecting; 'your choice of colors was unfortunate'; 'you can take your pick'.

(noun.) the person or thing chosen or selected; 'he was my pick for mayor'.

(adj.) of superior grade; 'choice wines'; 'prime beef'; 'prize carnations'; 'quality paper'; 'select peaches' .

(adj.) appealing to refined taste; 'choice wine' .

Edited by Carmella--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.

(n.) The power or opportunity of choosing; option.

(n.) Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.

(n.) A sufficient number to choose among.

(n.) The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.

(n.) The best part; that which is preferable.

(superl.) Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.

(superl.) Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.

(superl.) Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen.

Typist: Margery

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Preference, election, selection, option, ALTERNATIVE.

a. [1]. Select, exquisite, precious, valuable, rare, uncommon, excellent.[2]. Frugal, careful, chary, sparing.

Edited by Eva

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Option, adoption, selection, election, preference, alternative

ANT:Compulsion, necessity, rejection, refusal, unimportance, indifference, refuse

SYN:Select, exquisite, precious, dainty, cherished, valuable, {[ex]?}, excellent,rare

ANT:Common, ordinary, Inferior, cheap, valueless, despicable, trumpery

Inputed by Isabella

Definition

n. act or power of choosing: the thing chosen: alternative: preference: the preferable or best part.—adj. worthy of being chosen: select: appropriate.—adjs. Choice′-drawn (Shak.) selected with care; Choice′ful (Spens.) making many choices fickle.—adv. Choice′ly with discrimination or care.—n. Choice′ness particular value: excellence: nicety.—Hobson's choice the alternative of a thing offered or nothing from Hobson a Cambridge carrier and innkeeper who insisted on lending out the horse nearest the stable door or none at all.—Make choice of to select; Take one's choice to take what one wishes.

Edited by Barbie

Examples

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