choicenessn.

/ˈtʃɔɪsnɪs/

Etymology: < choice adj. + -ness suffix.

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.

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.

ΘΚΠ

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	choiceness
释义	choicenessn. /ˈtʃɔɪsnɪs/ Etymology: < choice adj. + -ness suffix. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1605
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