choice
[t͡ʃoɪ̯s]
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.08 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?"
- "Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control."
- "She didn't leave us much choice."
- "For he is also the political leader of the nation, or has it in his choice to be."
- "The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert."
- "You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate."
Etymology
From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [t͡ʃoɪ̯s]
Usage
Inflected Forms
choices (plural)
choise (alternative, obsolete)
choyse (alternative, obsolete)
choicer (comparative)
more choice (comparative)
choicest (superlative)
most choice (superlative)