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choice (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kaus
| 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. 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. [1913 Webster]
2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option. [1913 Webster]
-Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. Hooker. [1913 Webster]
3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination. [1913 Webster]
-I imagine they [the apothegms of Csar] were collected with judgment and choice. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
4. A sufficient number to choose among. Shak. [1913 Webster]
5. The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection. [1913 Webster]
-The common wealth is sick of their own choice. Shak. [1913 Webster]
6. The best part; that which is preferable. [1913 Webster]
-The flower and choice |
| choice | , a. [Compar. Choicer (?); superl. Choicest (?).] 1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. [1913 Webster]
-My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [1913 Webster]
2. Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money. [1913 Webster]
3. Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen. [1913 Webster]
-Choice word measured phrase. Wordsworth.
Syn. - Select; precious; exquisite; uncommon; rare; chary; careful/ [1913 Webster] |
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