What does choice mean?
Definitions for choice
tʃɔɪschoice
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word choice.
Princeton's WordNet
choice, pick, selectionnoun
the person or thing chosen or selected
"he was my pick for mayor"
choice, selection, option, picknoun
the act of choosing or selecting
"your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
option, alternative, choiceadjective
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"
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectadjective
of superior grade
"choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
choiceadjective
appealing to refined taste
"choice wine"
Wiktionary
choicenoun
An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
choicenoun
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
choicenoun
Anything that can be chosen.
choicenoun
The best or most preferable part.
choiceadjective
Especially good or preferred.
It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
choiceadjective
Cool; excellent.
Choice! I'm going to the movies.
Etymology: chois, from chois, from choisir, of origin (possibly via assumed *), from *, from kaus-, from keusanan, from ǵews-. Akin to kiosan, ceosan, kjósa. More at choose.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Choiceadjective
Etymology: choisi, French.
After having set before the king the choicest of wines and fruits, told him the best part of his entertainment was to come. Guardian, №. 167.
Thus in a sea of folly toss’d,
My choicest hours of life are lost. Jonathan Swift.He that is choice of his time, will also be choice of his company, and choice of his actions. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.
Choicenoun
Etymology: choix, French.
If you oblige me suddenly to chuse,
The choice is made; for I must both refuse. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.Soft elocution doth thy style renown,
Gentle or sharp, according to thy choice,
To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. John Dryden, Pers. sat. v.Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take to be so in our power, that we might have refused it. If fire consume the stable, it chooseth not so to do, because the nature thereof is such that it can do no other. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 7.
There’s no liberty like the freedom of having it at my own choice, whether I will live to the world, or to myself. Roger L'Estrange.
To talk of compelling a man to be good, is a contradiction; for where there is force, there can be no choice. Whereas all moral goodness consisteth in the elective act of the understanding will. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. iii. c. 2. s. 23.
Whether he will remove his contemplation from one idea to another, is many times in his choice. John Locke.
Julius Cæsar did write a collection of apophthegms: it is pity his book is lost; for I imagine they were collected with judgment and choice. Francis Bacon, Apophthegms.
Your choice is not so rich in birth as beauty:
That you might well enjoy her. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.Take to thee, from among the cherubim,
Thy choice of flaming warriors. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.Now Mars, she said, let fame exalt her voice;
Nor let thy conquests only be her choice. Matthew Prior.The choice and flower of all things profitable in other books, the psalms do both more briefly contain, and more movingly also express. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 37.
Thou art a mighty prince: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead. Gen. xxiii. 6.
Their riders, the flow’r and choice
Of many provinces, from bound to bound. John Milton, Par. Reg.A braver choice of dauntless spirits,
Did never float upon the swelling tide. William Shakespeare, K. John.Wisdom, of what herself approves, makes choice,
Nor is led captive by the common voice. John Denham.
Wikipedia
Choice
Choice involves decision making. It can include judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. One can make a choice between imagined options or between real options followed by the corresponding action. For example, a traveler might choose a route for a journey based on the preference of arriving at a given destination as soon as possible. The preferred (and therefore chosen) route can then follow from information such as the length of each of the possible routes, traffic conditions, etc. The arrival at a choice can include more complex motivators such as cognition, instinct, and feeling. Simple choices might include what to eat for dinner or what to wear on a Saturday morning – choices that have relatively low-impact on the chooser's life overall. More complex choices might involve (for example) what candidate to vote for in an election, what profession to pursue, a life partner, etc. – choices based on multiple influences and having larger ramifications. Freedom of choice is generally cherished, whereas a severely limited or artificially restricted choice can lead to discomfort with choosing, and possibly an unsatisfactory outcome. In contrast, a choice with excessively numerous options may lead to confusion, reduced satisfaction, regret of the alternatives not taken, and indifference in an unstructured existence; and the illusion that choosing an object or a course, necessarily leads to the control of that object or course, can cause psychological problems.
Webster Dictionary
Choicenoun
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
Choicenoun
the power or opportunity of choosing; option
Choicenoun
care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination
Choicenoun
a sufficient number to choose among
Choicenoun
the thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection
Choicenoun
the best part; that which is preferable
Choice
worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable
Choice
preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money
Choice
selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen
Freebase
Choice
Choice consists of the mental process of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. While a choice can be made between imagined options, often a choice is made between real options and followed by the corresponding action. For example, a route for a journey is chosen based on the preference of arriving at a given destination as soon as possible. The preferred route is then derived from information about how long each of the possible routes take. This can be done by a route planner. If the preference is more complex, such as involving the scenery of the route, cognition and feeling are more intertwined, and the choice is less easy to delegate to a computer program or assistant. More complex examples include choosing a lifestyle, religious affiliation, or political position. Most people regard having choices as a good thing, though a severely limited or artificially restricted choice can lead to discomfort with choosing and possibly, an unsatisfactory outcome. In contrast, a choice with excessively numerous options may lead to confusion, regret of the alternatives not taken, and indifference in an unstructured existence; and the illusion that choosing an object or a course leads necessarily to control of that object or course can cause psychological problems.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Choice
chois, 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. [Fr. choix—choisir; cf. Choose.]
Editors Contribution
choice
An option to choose.
They knew they madd the right choice to marry each other as they both knew it was for life.
Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2020
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The numerical value of choice in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of choice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of choice in a Sentence
Tomorrow morning, we have a choice. If the field remains divided, Donald Trump will be the nominee, for the candidates who have not yet won a state, who have not racked up significant delegates, I ask you to prayerfully consider coming together, uniting.
You have to understand the group was cut off from society for 20 to 25 years, no education, no money, no job … Even if you wanted to leave, I do n’t think you had the choice or the means to leave … My mother definitely had suspicions, but I think it was very difficult to try and leave.
What we will likely see is more limited choice and lower stock levels towards the end of the back to school period, some consumers will inevitably miss out on the things they want to purchase.
The best way of travel, however, if you aren't in any hurry at all, if you don't care where you are going, if you don't like to use your legs, if you don't want to be annoyed at all by any choice of directions, is in a balloon. In a balloon, you can decide only when to start, and usually when to stop. The rest is left entirely to nature.
Kristen is the perfect choice to build upon the Brooklyn Museum’s track record as an innovator in the collection and exhibition of the arts of Africa.
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Translations for choice
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- الاختيار, اختيارArabic
- отбран, изборBulgarian
- triaCatalan, Valencian
- volba, možnostCzech
- dewisWelsh
- elite, valg, udsøgt, del, bedsteDanish
- erlesen, Auswahl, WahlGerman
- εκλογή, επιλογήGreek
- elektoEsperanto
- elección, exquisito, decisión, opción, selecciónSpanish
- valikEstonian
- aukeraBasque
- گزینه, برگزیده, پسند, برگزیده شدهPersian
- valinta, valikoimaFinnish
- choix, de choixFrench
- roghaIrish
- roghainn, taghadhScottish Gaelic
- מובחר, מובחרת, בחירה, ברירהHebrew
- पसंद, चुनावHindi
- választásHungarian
- ընտրությունArmenian
- pilihanIndonesian
- valIcelandic
- ottimo, ottima, sceltaItalian
- 選択, 最適, 選択肢Japanese
- არჩევაGeorgian
- 선택Korean
- ئارهزوو, ههڵبژارده, بژاره, سهرتڵKurdish
- delectusLatin
- rinklus, šiurkštusLithuanian
- izveleLatvian
- whiringa, pūwharuMāori
- opsyen, pilihanMalay
- għażlaMaltese
- keuzemogelijkeheid, uitgelezen, keuzeDutch
- valgNorwegian
- wyborowy, wybórPolish
- seleto, escolhaPortuguese
- выборRussian
- izborSerbo-Croatian
- izbiraSlovene
- zgjedhjeAlbanian
- sortiment, utvald, prima, bäst, val, elit, alternativ, urval, utsöktSwedish
- ทางเลือกThai
- seçimTurkish
- sự quyết địnhVietnamese
- ברירהYiddish
- 选择Chinese
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