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Choice has 9 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Intj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the person or thing chosen or selected

"he was my pick for mayor"

2

the act of choosing or selecting

"your choice of colors was unfortunate"

"you can take your pick"

3

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

"what option did I have?"

"there is no other alternative"

"my only choice is to refuse"

4

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

"The menu offered such a wide variety of dishes that it was difficult to make a choice without feeling overwhelmed."

In plain English: A choice is the ability to pick one thing from several options.

"She was torn between her two dinner choices and finally ordered pizza."

Usage: Use "choice" to refer to an available option from which you can select, such as saying there are many healthy food choices on the menu. Do not confuse it with "chose," which is the past tense of the verb to choose and indicates a decision that has already been made.

Adjective
1

of superior grade

"choice wines"

"prime beef"

"prize carnations"

"quality paper"

"select peaches"

2

appealing to refined taste

"choice wine"

3

Especially good or preferred.

"The chocolate cake was definitely a choice selection at the birthday party."

"We have two good options, so you can make your choice free and easy."

Usage: Use choice as an adjective only before a noun to describe something that is of exceptional quality, such as a choice cut of meat or a choice selection of books. Do not use it after the noun or with linking verbs like "is" when you mean excellent, as in the incorrect phrase "that was a choice."

Intj
1

Cool; excellent.

"The new coffee shop has some real choices for breakfast options."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The Choice family has lived on this farm for three generations."

Example Sentences
"We have two good options, so you can make your choice free and easy." adj
"She was torn between her two dinner choices and finally ordered pizza." noun
"She made a wise choice by saving money for her future." noun
"This restaurant offers an excellent selection of food choices for everyone." noun
"It was his final choice to stay home instead of going out." noun
See Also
choose decide test either elective go to silence is golden liberal eugenics
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
decision making action
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pleasure favorite way casting coloration sampling decision volition election vote obverse preference default option possibility impossibility Hobson's choice soft option

Origin

The word choice comes from the Middle English chois, which was borrowed from the Old French choisir meaning "to choose." This term likely entered English via a Vulgar Latin root that itself traces back to Proto-Germanic and ultimately to an ancient Indo-European ancestor for selecting or tasting.

Rhyming Words
ice pice sice vice hice mice lice fice rice nice tice bice dice deice juice twice frice price spice brice
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