choicenessn.
/ˈtʃɔɪsnɪs/ 1. Selectness; special excellence, value, or fitness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > quality of being choice
virtuec1330
choiceness1605
selectness1727
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. E3 The choisenesse of the Phrase, and the round and cleane composition of the sentence. View more context for this quotation
1649 E. Reynolds Israels Prayer (new ed.) Epist. The Choiceness of the Auditory might require the exactest preparation.
1792 Copper-Plate Mag. vi Mrs. North's..flower-garden..in neatness, and the choiceness of its contents.
1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 264 The choiceness of the cuisine.
2. Discrimination in choosing; fastidiousness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]
curiosityc1386
delicacya1393
curiousnessc1440
delicatesse1509
delicateness?1529
daintethness1548
exquisiteness?c1550
over-curiousness1573
featness1577
daintiness1579
dainty1590
finicality1594
niceness1604
squeamishness1654
fastidiousness1661
choicenessa1665
overnicety1664
finicalness1675
hypercriticism1678
overniceness1694
nicety1723
over-delicacy1745
daintihood1780
finickiness1833
finicism1844
over-criticism1859
overfineness1859
particularness1859
faddiness1865
finicking1869
picksomeness1881
pernicketiness1890
perfectionism1937
choosiness1945
pickiness1952
a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) vi. 115 Here is no matter for choiceness of wisdom to shew itself.
a1687 H. More Antidote against Atheism in Coll. Philos. Writings (1712) His caution and choice-ness in the Managing such arguments.
1886 J. W. Sherer Worldly Tales 76 He won the appellation of ‘Spatts’, from a supposed excessive choiceness in the selection of that equipment.
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