choice
[ chois ]
/ tʃɔɪs /
noun
adjective, choic·er, choic·est.
Idioms for choice
of choice,
that is generally preferred: A detached house is still the home of choice.
Origin of choice
1250–1300; Middle English
chois < Old French, derivative of
choisir to perceive, choose < Germanic; see
choose
synonym study for choice
2.
Choice,
alternative,
option,
preference all suggest the power of choosing between things.
Choice implies the opportunity to choose:
a choice of evils.
Alternative suggests that one has a choice between only two possibilities. It is often used with a negative to mean that there is no second possibility:
to have no alternative.
Option emphasizes free right or privilege of choosing:
to exercise one's option.
Preference applies to a choice based on liking or partiality:
to state a preference.
9. See
fine1.
OTHER WORDS FROM choice
choice·less, adjective choice·ly, adverb choice·ness, noun pre·choice, nounWords nearby choice
chocolatier,
choctaw,
choctawhatchee,
chog,
chogyal,
choice,
choir,
choir loft,
choir school,
choirboy,
choirgirl
Example sentences from the Web for choicest
British Dictionary definitions for choicest
choice
/ (tʃɔɪs) /
noun
adjective
Derived forms of choice
choicely, adverb choiceness, nounWord Origin for choice
C13: from Old French
chois, from
choisir to
choose
Idioms and Phrases with choicest
choice
see by choice; Hobson's choice; of choice; pays your money and takes your choice. Also see under choose.