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choice.

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tʃɔɪs/[t͡ʃoɪ̯s]Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard[t͡ʃɒɪ̯s]Ireland/t͡ʃäɪ̯s/

  1. An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

    countable · uncountable
    Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?

  2. The power to choose.

    uncountable
    She didn't leave us much choice.

  3. One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

    countable · uncountable
    The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.

  4. Anything that can be chosen.

    countable · uncountable
    You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate.

  5. The best or most preferable part.

    countable · uncountable · usually

  6. Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  7. A sufficient number to choose among.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable

  8. Ellipsis of axiom of choice.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.

adj/tʃɔɪs/[t͡ʃoɪ̯s]Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard[t͡ʃɒɪ̯s]Ireland/t͡ʃäɪ̯s/

  1. Especially good or preferred.

    It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.

  2. Careful in choosing; discriminating.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English choys, from a merger of the noun above and Middle English chyse, chuse, chys, chis (“choice, excellent”), from Old English ċīes (“choice; dainty; nice”), related to Old English ċēosan (“to choose”).

intj/tʃɔɪs/[t͡ʃoɪ̯s]Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard[t͡ʃɒɪ̯s]Ireland/t͡ʃäɪ̯s/

  1. Cool; excellent.

    New-Zealand · slang
    "I'm going to the movies." —"Choice!"
Where this word comes from

From Middle English choys, from a merger of the noun above and Middle English chyse, chuse, chys, chis (“choice, excellent”), from Old English ċīes (“choice; dainty; nice”), related to Old English ċēosan (“to choose”).

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