choice

 
Pronunciation: /tʃɔɪs/

noun

  • an act of choosing between two or more possibilities: the choice between good and evil
  • [mass noun] the right or ability to choose: I had to do it, I had no choice
  • a range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen: you can have a sofa made in a choice of forty fabrics
  • a thing or person which is chosen: this disk drive is the perfect choice for your computer

adjective

  • 1(especially of food) of very good quality: he picked some choice early plums
  • 2(of words or language) rude and abusive: he had a few choice words at his command

Phrases

by choice

of one’s own accord: she did not leave the academic world by choice, but because her future seemed blocked

of choice

selected as one’s favourite or the best: champagne was his drink of choice

of one's choice

that one chooses or has chosen: the college of her choice

Derivatives

choicely

adverb

choiceness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French chois, from choisir 'choose', of Germanic origin and related to choose