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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHOICE, n.
1. The act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; or the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
Ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my moth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. Acts 15.
2. The power of choosing; option.
Where there is force, there can be no choice.
Of these alternatives we have our own choice.
3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference.
I imagine Cesars apothems were collected with judgment and choice.
4. The thing chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.
Nor let thy conquests only be her choice.
5. The best part of any thing; that which is preferable, and properly the object of choice.
In the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead. Genesis 23.
6. The act of electing to office by vote; election.
To make choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference.
CHOICE, a.
1. Worthy of being preferred; select; precious; very valuable.
My choicest hours of life are lost.
My revenue is better than choice silver. Proverbs 8.
2. Holding dear; preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; as, to be choice of time or of advantages.
3. Selecting with care, and due attention to preference; as, to be choice of ones company.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: choice, prime, prize, quality, select]
2: appealing to refined taste; "choice wine" n
1: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" [syn: choice, pick, selection]
2: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick]
3: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option, alternative, choice]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English chois, from Anglo-French, from choisir to choose, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose — more at choose Date: 13th century 1. the act of choosing ; selection <finding it hard to make a choice> 2. power of choosing ; option <you have no choice> 3. a. the best part ; cream b. a person or thing chosen <she was their first choice> 4. a number and variety to choose among <a plan with a wide choice of options> 5. care in selecting 6. a grade of meat between prime and good Synonyms: choice, option, alternative, preference, selection, election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely <freedom of choice>. option implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed <the option of paying now or later>. alternative implies a need to choose one and reject another possibility <equally attractive alternatives>. preference suggests a choice guided by one's judgment or predilections <a preference for cool weather>. selection implies a range of choice <a varied selection of furniture>. election implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of judgment <doing a tax return forces certain elections on you>. II. adjective (choicer; choicest) Date: 14th century 1. worthy of being chosen 2. selected with care 3. a. of high quality b. of a grade between prime and good <choice meat> • choicely adverb • choiceness noun Synonyms: choice, exquisite, elegant, rare, delicate, dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind <choice fabric>. exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste <an exquisite gold bracelet>. elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste <a sumptuous but elegant dining room>. rare suggests an uncommon excellence <rare beauty>. delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility <delicate craftsmanship>. dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate <dainty sandwiches>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a the act or an instance of choosing. b a thing or person chosen (not a good choice). 2 a range from which to choose. 3 (usu. foll. by of) the élite, the best. 4 the power or opportunity to choose (what choice have I?). --adj. of superior quality; carefully chosen. Derivatives: choicely adv. choiceness n. Etymology: ME f. OF chois f. choisir CHOOSE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Choice Choice, a. [Compar. Choicer; superl. Choicest.] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. My choicest hours of life are lost. --Swift. 2. Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money. 3. Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen. Choice word measured phrase. --Wordsworth. Syn: Syn. - Select; precious; exquisite; uncommon; rare; chary; careful/

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Choice Choice (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. [root]46. Cf. Choose.] 1. 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. 2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option. Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. --Hooker. 3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination. I imagine they [the apothegms of C[ae]sar] were collected with judgment and choice. --Bacon. 4. A sufficient number to choose among. --Shak. 5. The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection. The common wealth is sick of their own choice. --Shak. 6. The best part; that which is preferable. The flower and choice Of many provinces from bound to bound. --Milton. To make a choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference. Syn: Syn. - See Volition, Option.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(choices, choicer, choicest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want. It's available in a choice of colours... At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu... Club Sportif offer a wide choice of holidays. = selection N-COUNT 2. Your choice is someone or something that you choose from a range of things. Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry. N-COUNT: usu poss N 3. Choice means of very high quality. (FORMAL) ...Fortnum and Mason's choicest chocolates. = select ADJ: ADJ n 4. If you have no choice but to do something or have little choice but to do it, you cannot avoid doing it. They had little choice but to agree to what he suggested. PHRASE: V inflects 5. The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose. ...tickets to see the football team of your choice... In many societies children still marry someone of their parents' choice. PHRASE: n PHR 6. The item of choice is the one that most people prefer. The drug is set to become the treatment of choice for asthma worldwide... PHRASE: PHR after n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

chois.

See CHOOSE; WILL.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Election, selection, option, alternative. 2. Preference. II. a. 1. Select, exquisite, precious, valuable, rare, uncommon, excellent, superior, unusual. 2. Frugal, careful, chary, sparing.

Moby Thesaurus

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