Search for: Choice
4381 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sorek.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Sorek — choice vine, the name of a valley, i.e., a torrent-bed, now the Wady Surar, “valley of the fertile spot,” which drains the western Judean hills, and flowing by …
4382 Etymology dictionary, p. adopt (v.).2
… by choice, select, adopt," especially "to take into a family, adopt as a child," from ad "to" (see ad- ) + optare "choose, wish, desire" (see option (n.)).
4383 Etymology dictionary, p. adoption (n.).2
… by choice, select, adopt," especially "to take into a family, adopt as a child," from ad "to" (see ad- ) + optare "choose, wish, desire" (from PIE root *op- (2) "to choose;" see option (n …
4384 Etymology dictionary, p. alternative (adj.).2
… superior choice to what is in general use" was current by 1970 (earliest reference is to the media); in popular music, by 1984 in reference to pirate radio. Alternative …
4385 Etymology dictionary, p. alternate (adj.).3
… a choice." Both imply two kinds or things. Alternation is the process of two things following one another regularly by turns (as night and day); an alternative …
4386 Etymology dictionary, p. although (conj.).2
… ]. The choice between although and though often is determined by metrics.
4387 Etymology dictionary, p. analects (n.).2
… "select, choice," verbal adjective of analegein "to gather up, collect," from ana "up" (see ana- ) + legein "to gather," also "to choose words," hence "to speak" (from PIE root *leg …
4388 Etymology dictionary, p. Angus.2
… "one choice, sole choice." From Celtic oen "one" (from PIE root *oi-no- "one, unique") + Old Irish gus "ability, excellence, strength, inclination" (from Celtic root *gustu- "choice …
4389 Etymology dictionary, p. anti-choice (adj.).1
anti-choice (adj.)
4390 Etymology dictionary, p. anti-choice (adj.).2
also antichoice, by 1978, American English, in reference to opposition to legalized abortion; from anti- + choice (n.). Compare pro-life .
4391 Etymology dictionary, p. arbitration (n.).2
… a choice or decision, judgment, discretion;" early 15c., "authority or responsibility for deciding a dispute," from Old French arbitracion and directly from …
4392 Etymology dictionary, p. arise (v.).2
… the choice between the two often was made merely for the sake of rhythm.
4393 Etymology dictionary, p. bimbo (n.).9
… of choice for the female dancers. Its resurrection during 1980s U.S. political sex scandals led to derivatives including diminutive bimbette (1983) and …
4394 Etymology dictionary, p. bio-.3
… better choice, is restricted in modern use to animal, as opposed to plant, life. Both are from the same PIE root. Compare biology .
4395 Etymology dictionary, p. bucko (n.).2
term of address, 1883, originally nautical and with a sense of "swaggering, domineering fellow." Probably from buck (n.1) in the slang sense of "a blood or choice spirit."
4396 Etymology dictionary, p. check (n.1).3
… player's choices are severely limited. From that notion come the many extended senses: From the notion of "a sudden stoppage, hindrance, restraint" (1510s) comes …
4397 Etymology dictionary, p. choice (adj.).1
choice (adj.)
4398 Etymology dictionary, p. choice (adj.).2
"worthy to be chosen, distinguished, excellent," mid-14c., from choice (n.). Related: Choiceness .
4399 Etymology dictionary, p. choice (n.).1
choice (n.)
4400 Etymology dictionary, p. choice (n.).2
… is choice," from choice (adj.) blended with earlier chois (n.) "action of selecting" (c. 1300); "power of choosing" (early 14c.), "the person or thing chosen" (late 14c.), from Old …