choice

Meanings

Noun

• An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
• The power to choose.
• One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
• Anything that can be chosen.
• The best or most preferable part.
• Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
• A sufficient number to choose among.

Adjective

• Especially good or preferred.
• Careful in choosing; discriminating.

Interjection

• Cool; excellent.

Related

Similar words

• assortment, range, selection
• the cream

Origin

• From Middle English chois, from Old French chois, from choisir, possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Akin to Old High German kiosan, Old English ċēosan, Old Norse kjósa. More at choose.
• The adjectival meaning of "especially good, preferred, select" was likely influenced by Middle English chyse, chys, chis, from Old English ċīs, *ċīes, related to Old English ċēosan.