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CHOICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of choosing or selecting
Example:
you can take your pick
Synonyms:
choice; option; pick; selection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("choice" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "choice"):
casting (the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie)
coloration; colouration (choice and use of colors (as by an artist))
sampling ((statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study)
conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)
volition; willing (the act of making a choice)
election (the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice)
ballot; balloting; vote; voting (a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The person or thing chosen or selected
Example:
he was my pick for mayor
Synonyms:
choice; pick; selection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("choice" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "choice"):
way (doing as one pleases or chooses)
favorite; favourite (something regarded with special favor or liking)
pleasure (a formal expression)
Sense 3
Meaning:
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Example:
my only choice is to refuse
Synonyms:
alternative; choice; option
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("choice" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "choice"):
obverse (the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides)
druthers; preference (the right or chance to choose)
default; default option (an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified)
opening; possibility; possible action (a possible alternative)
impossibility; impossible action (an alternative that is not available)
Hobson's choice (the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all)
soft option (an easier alternative)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of superior grade
Example:
select peaches
Synonyms:
choice; prime; prize; quality; select
Classified under:
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Derivation:
choiceness (the quality of being very good indeed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Appealing to refined taste
Example:
choice wine
Classified under:
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Context examples:
Treatment choices depend on many factors.
(Biomarker Signatures of Prostate Cancer, NIH)
It took some time for the researchers to settle on silicon as their material of choice, as there are other materials that could potentially work.
(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Of his own choice, he came in to sit by man's fire and to be ruled by him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
“The name was Mr. Copperfield's choice,” returned my mother.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
I was sorry to fire my rifle, but, by Jove! there was no great choice.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
God directed me to a correct choice: I thank His providence for the guidance!
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Maybe he has his likes and desires. You have not considered him. You give him no choice.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
However, we have no choice as to our action.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
We would not influence your choice in any way; but you are our daughter, and we could not bear to see you make a marriage such as this.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
So I make my choice to go on with my work.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
