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choiceness|ˈtʃɔɪsnɪs|
[f. choice a. + -ness.]
1. Selectness; special excellence, value, or fitness.
1636B. Jonson Discov. (R.), In choiceness of phrase, round and cleane composition of sentence. 1649Bp. Reynolds Serm. Hosea Epist., The Choiceness of the Auditory might require the exactest preparation. 1792Copper-Plate Mag. vi, Mrs. North's..flower-garden..in neatness, and the choiceness of its contents. 1877Mrs. Forrester Mignon I. 264 The choiceness of the cuisine.
2. Discrimination in choosing; fastidiousness.
a1665J. Goodwin Filled w. the Spirit (1867) 109 Here is no matter for choiceness of wisdom to shew itself. a1687H. More Antid. Ath. Pref. Contents (1712) 1 His caution and choice-ness in the Managing such arguments. 1886J. W. Sherer Worldly Tales 76 He won the appellation of ‘Spatts’, from a supposed excessive choiceness in the selection of that equipment. |