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choice (c̸ho̵is)
noun
- the act of choosing; selection
- the right, power, or chance to choose; option
- a person or thing chosen
- the best or most preferable part
- a variety from which to choose
- a supply that is well chosen
- an alternative
Etymology: ME & OFr chois < choisir, to choose < Goth kausjan, to taste, test: see choose
Related Forms:
- choicely choice′ly adverb
- choiceness choice′·ness noun
of choice
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Alternate definitions:
choice
n.
The act or power of choosing
option, selection, alternative, free choice, discretion, decision, determination, voice, free will, opportunity, choosing, election, vote, volition, co-optation, preference, expression of an opinion, say so*, druthers*; see also choosing, judgment 2, selection 1.A variety from which to choose
selection, realm of possibilities, supply, assortment, array, stock, fund, variety. That which is chosen
selection, preference, alternative, election, substitute, favorite, pick, appointee, chosen one, successful candidate; see also option 1.
choice implies the chance, right, or power to choose, usually by the free exercise of one's judgment single by choice; option implies a choice of a number of possibilities, and may suggest the privilege of choosing as granted by a person or group in authority no other options open to me, local option on liquor sales; alternative, in strict usage, limits a choice to one of two possibilities the alternative of paying a fine or serving 30 days; preference suggests the determining of choice by predisposition or partiality a preference for striped ties; selection implies a wide choice and the exercise of careful discrimination selections from the modern French poets
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Converse of object
- make: You must make the big choices of life alone.
Converse of subject
- overwhelm: Overwhelmed by choice we allow ourselves to be swayed by brand.
Preposition: above
- wayne: Too soon to say for Ashley but I think he will fit into our formation fine, and will be #1 choice above wayne.
Adjective modifier
- informed: To make informed choices, learners need to understand the potential consequences of these choices.
Noun used with modifier
- lifestyle: Figure 6 suggests which components are most easily reduced by lifestyle choices.
Preposition: of
- restaurant: Choice of two restaurants, 110 bedrooms many with lake views.
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Atfifteenlifehadtaught meundeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.
Virtue, then, is a state of character concerned with choice, lying ina meanit is a mean between twovices, that which depends on excess and that which depends on defect.
White shall not neutralize the black, nor good Compensate bad in man, absolve him so: Life's business being just the terrible choice.
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