“Choices” is a form of
choice
[t͡ʃoɪ̯s] noun, adjective, interjection, proper noun
Forms choices choicer choicest choise choyse
- noun An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. “Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?”
- noun (uncountable) The power to choose. “She didn't leave us much choice.”
- noun One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision. “The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.”
- noun Anything that can be chosen. “You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate.”
- noun (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- noun (obsolete) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
- noun (obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
- adjective Especially good or preferred. “It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.”
- adjective (obsolete) Careful in choosing; discriminating.
- interjection (slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent. “"I'm going to the movies." —"Choice!"”
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
conclusion opinion verdict call award censure decision deduction determination ergotism illation inference judgement/judgment mind result sight take view option possibility pick selection alternative prime prize quality select
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.
From Middle English choys, from a merger of the noun above and Middle English chyse, chuse, chys, chis (“choice, excellent”), from Old English ċīes (“choice; dainty; nice”), related to Old English ċēosan (“to choose”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
- noun The power or opportunity of choosing; option.
- adjective Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.
- adjective Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; --used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.
Etymology [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. *46. Cf. Choose.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “choice”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details