of choice
noun
1.
an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
2.
the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option: The child had no choice about going to school.
3.
4.
an alternative: There is another choice.
6.
something that is preferred or preferable to others; the best part of something: Mare's Nest is the choice in the sixth race.
7.
a carefully selected supply: This restaurant has a fine choice of wines.
8.
a choice grade of beef.
adjective
9.
worthy of being chosen; excellent; superior.
10.
carefully selected: choice words.
11.
(in the grading of beef in the U.S.) rated between prime and good.
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Of choice
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
12.
of choice, that is generally preferred: A detached house is still the home of choice.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English chois < Old French, derivative of choisir to perceive, choose < Germanic; see choose
1250–1300; Middle English chois < Old French, derivative of choisir to perceive, choose < Germanic; see choose
Related forms
choice·less, adjective
choice·ly, adverb
choice·ness, noun
pre·choice, noun
Synonyms
2. Choice, alternative, option, preference all suggest the power of choosing between things. Choice implies the opportunity to choose: a choice of evils. Alternative suggests that one has a choice between only two possibilities. It is often used with a negative to mean that there is no second possibility: to have no alternative. Option emphasizes free right or privilege of choosing: to exercise one's option. Preference applies to a choice based on liking or partiality: to state a preference. 9. select, rare, uncommon, valuable, precious. See fine1.
2. Choice, alternative, option, preference all suggest the power of choosing between things. Choice implies the opportunity to choose: a choice of evils. Alternative suggests that one has a choice between only two possibilities. It is often used with a negative to mean that there is no second possibility: to have no alternative. Option emphasizes free right or privilege of choosing: to exercise one's option. Preference applies to a choice based on liking or partiality: to state a preference. 9. select, rare, uncommon, valuable, precious. See fine1.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of choosing or selecting |
| 2. | the opportunity or power of choosing |
| 3. | a person or thing chosen or that may be chosen: he was a possible choice |
| 4. | an alternative action or possibility: what choice did I have? |
| 5. | a supply from which to select: a poor choice of shoes |
| 6. | of choice preferred; favourite |
| —adj | |
| 7. | of superior quality; excellent: choice wine |
| 8. | carefully chosen, appropriate: a few choice words will do the trick |
| 9. | vulgar or rude: choice language |
| [C13: from Old French chois, from choisir to | |
| 'choicely | |
| —adv | |
| 'choiceness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
choice
c.1300, from O.Fr. chois, from v. choisir "to choose," from a Gmc. source (cf. Gothic *kausjan "to taste, test"), from P.Gmc. base *kaus-, *keus-. Replaced O.E. cyre, from the same base, probably because the imported word was closer to choose. Sense of "that which is preferable
to be chosen, the flower, the elite" is from 1494, from adj. in this sense (c.1350).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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Idioms & Phrases
of choice
Preferred above others, as in A strike is the union's weapon of choice. Used with other prepositions (by, for, with), all meaning "by preference," this idiom dates from about 1300.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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