Word forms: plural choices, comparative choicer, superlative choicest
1. countable noun
If there is a choiceof things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
It's available in a choice of colours. [+ of]
At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu. [+ between]
Club Sportif offer a wide choice of holidays. [+ of]
Synonyms: range, variety, selection, assortment More Synonyms of choice
2. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]
Your choice is someone or something that you choose from a range of things.
Although he was only joking, his choice of words made Rodney angry. [+ of]
Synonyms: selection, preference, election, pick More Synonyms of choice
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Choice means of very high quality.
[formal]
...Fortnum and Mason's choicest chocolates.
Synonyms: best, bad [slang], special, prime More Synonyms of choice
4.
See have no choice/ have little choice
5.
See of one's choice
6.
See of choice
More Synonyms of choice
choice in British English
(tʃɔɪs)
noun
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
adjective
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
Derived forms
choicely (ˈchoicely)
adverb
choiceness (ˈchoiceness)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French chois, from choisir to choose
choice in American English
(tʃɔɪs)
noun
1.
the act of choosing; selection
2.
the right, power, or chance to choose; option
3.
a person or thing chosen
4.
the best or most preferable part
5.
a variety from which to choose
6.
a supply that is well chosen
7.
an alternative
adjectiveWord forms: ˈchoicer or ˈchoicest
8.
of special excellence; superior
9.
carefully chosen
10.
designating or of a grade of government-classified meat between prime and good
Idioms:
of choice
SYNONYMY NOTE: choice implies the chance, right, or power to choose, usually by the free exercise of one'sjudgment [a bachelor by choice]; UNRESOLVED CROSS REF suggests the privilege of choosing as granted by a person or group in authority thatnormally exercises the power [local option on liquor sales]; alternative, in strict usage, limits a choice to one of two possibilities [the alternative of paying a fine or serving 30 days]; preference suggests the determining of choice by predisposition or partiality [a preference for striped ties]; selection implies a wide choice and the exercise of careful discrimination [selections from the modern French poets]
Derived forms
choicely (ˈchoicely)
adverb
choiceness (ˈchoiceness)
noun
Word origin
ME & OFr chois < choisir, to choose < Goth kausjan, to taste, test: see choose
More idioms containing
choice
Hobson's choice
of choice
COBUILD Collocations
choice
career choice
Examples of 'choice' in a sentence
choice
The food and lifestyle choices we make are central to the way we think and feel.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The argument is that it is all about offering choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The family reaction to a love choice you make may be more supportive than you think.
The Sun (2016)
You know differences can be worked out without turning nasty and make good relationship choices.
The Sun (2016)
Victims have little choice but to pull over.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is the tantalising choice you will be facing this week.
The Sun (2017)
Burgundy is a great go-to choice for the colder months.
The Sun (2016)
His midriff is ample, though his menu choices are sensible.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A healthy organism makes healthy choices; an unhealthy one unhealthy choices.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By getting in there quickly, will also have the best choice what's available.
The Sun (2017)
Yet the number of consumer choices available continues to multiply.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
To offer so little choice is a very contemporary show of confidence.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is a good and evocative choice of language.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your next partnership choice may cause controversy.
The Sun (2010)
They may or may not have menus and choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That is beyond the point that they can help parents to make an informed choice of school.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So what were the other choices on offer?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Which leaves him with one final choice.
The Sun (2013)
Neither then nor now was jazz the musical form of popular choice.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
We owe it to the younger generation to allow them a better range of choices.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We also want to be a credible alternative choice as the next government.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But all of these things are my choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They all offer the best choice of quality caravan accommodation with all the comforts of home.
The Sun (2011)
We have the choice of joint action with other unions.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The quality and choice available have improved massively over the past few years.
The Sun (2012)
Some of the song choices seem a little odd at first.
The Sun (2010)
This has become almost a lifestyle choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is some choice language here and there in these pieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The class of 2009 is likely to have to consider its career choices much more carefully before entering work.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Quotations
You pays your money and you takes your choicePunch
We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destiniesA.J.ToynbeeSome Great `Ifs' of History
We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferredJoseph RouxMeditations of a Parish Priest
As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth so is heRalph Waldo EmersonSpiritual Laws
In other languages
choice
British English: choice /tʃɔɪs/ NOUN
If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
It's available in a choice of colours.
American English: choice
Arabic: اِخْتِيار
Brazilian Portuguese: escolha
Chinese: 选择
Croatian: izbor
Czech: výběr
Danish: valg
Dutch: keuze
European Spanish: surtido acción
Finnish: valinta
French: choix
German: Auswahl Entscheidung
Greek: επιλογή
Italian: scelta
Japanese: 選択
Korean: 선택
Norwegian: valg
Polish: wybór
European Portuguese: escolha
Romanian: varietate
Russian: выбор
Latin American Spanish: elección escogencia
Swedish: val
Thai: ตัวเลือก
Turkish: seçenek
Ukrainian: вибір
Vietnamese: sự lựa chọn
All related terms of 'choice'
of choice
The item of choice is the one that most people prefer.
anti-choice
opposed to the legal right to obtain an abortion ; pro-life
pro-choice
Someone who is pro-choice thinks that women have a right to choose whether or not to give birth to a child they have conceived , and to have an abortion if they do not want the child.
career choice
Your choice is someone or something that you choose from a range of things.
consumer choice
the range of competing products and services from which a consumer can choose
Hobson's choice
a decision which forces you to choose between two things which are both bad , and so you cannot possibly be happy
multiple choice
In a multiple choice test or question , you have to choose the answer that you think is right from several possible answers that are listed on the question paper .
sailor's choice
any of various small percoid fishes of American coastal regions of the Atlantic , esp the grunt Haemulon parra and the pinfish
fielder's choice
a fielder's attempt to put out a base runner rather than the batter when a play at first base would put out the batter
of one's choice
The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose .
have no choice/ have little choice
If you have no choice but to do something or have little choice but to do it, you cannot avoid doing it.
spoiled for choice/spoilt for choice
If you say that someone is spoiled for choice or spoilt for choice , you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from.
spoilt for choice/spoiled for choice
If you say that someone is spoilt for choice or spoiled for choice , you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from.
He enjoys all styles of music, but his preference is opera.
election
the election of the Labour government in 1964
pick
We had the pick of winter coats from the shop.
3 (noun)
Definition
an alternative action or possibility
If I had any choice in the matter, I wouldn't have gone.
Synonyms
option
He was jailed for thirty days without the option of a fine.
say
alternative
If you don't fancy going on holiday to Malta, we have several alternatives.
(adjective)
Definition
of high quality
The finest array of choicest foods is to be found within their Food Hall.
Synonyms
best
bad (slang)
special
prime
It was one of the City's prime locations.
nice
prize
select
a select group of French cheeses
excellent
We complimented him on doing an excellent job.
elect
one of the elect few permitted to enter
crucial (slang)
exclusive
He is a member of Britain's most exclusive club.
elite
the elite troops of the President's bodyguard
superior
He's got a superior car, and it's easy to win races that way.
exquisite
The hotel features friendly staff and exquisite cuisine.
def (slang)
sick (slang)
booshit (Australian, slang)
exo (Australian, slang)
sik (Australian, slang)
hand-picked
a hand-picked range of timeless classics
dainty
rad (informal)
phat (slang)
schmick (Australian, informal)
The band launch their schmick new CD next week.
Quotations
You pays your money and you takes your choice [Punch]We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies [A.J.Toynbee – Some Great `Ifs' of History]We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred [Joseph Roux – Meditations of a Parish Priest]As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth so is he [Ralph Waldo Emerson – Spiritual Laws]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alternative
Definition
either or any of such choices
If you don't fancy going on holiday to Malta, we have several alternatives.