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gratification
English
Etymology
From Latin gr?tific?ti? either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin gr?tific? (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from gr?tus (“kind, pleasing”) + faci? (“to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???æt?f??ke???n/
- Hyphenation: grat?i?fi?ca?tion
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
gratification (countable and uncountable, plural gratifications)
- (countable) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite.
- the gratification of the palate
- the gratification of the heart
- (uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction
- Synonyms: enjoyment, fruition, delight
- (countable) A reward; a gratuity.
Synonyms
- gladness
Derived terms
- oral gratification
- self-gratification
Related terms
- gratify
Translations
Further reading
- gratification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- gratification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- gratification at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a.ti.fi.ka.sj??/
Noun
gratification f (plural gratifications)
- gratification
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choice
English
Alternative forms
- choise, choyse (both obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *caus?re (“to choose”), from Gothic ???????????????????????????? (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijan?, from *keusan? (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ??osan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.
The adjectival meaning of "especially good, preferred, select" was likely influenced by Middle English chyse, chys, chis (“choice, excellent”), from Old English ??s, *??es (“choice; dainty; nice”), related to Old English ??osan (“to choose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t???s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Noun
choice (countable and uncountable, plural choices)
- An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
- (uncountable) The power to choose.
- She didn't leave us much choice.
- 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.
- Anything that can be chosen.
- (usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
- (obsolete) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Apophthegms
- I imagine they [the apothegms of Caesar] were collected with judgment and choice.
- 1757, Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, London: R. & J. Dodsley, Part I, Section I, p. 1,[2]
- We see children perpetually running from place to place to hunt out something new; they catch with great eagerness, and with very little choice, at whatever comes before them; their attention is engaged by every thing, because every thing has, in that stage of life, the charm of novelty to recommend it.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Apophthegms
- (obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
Synonyms
- (selection or preference): option, possibility; see also Thesaurus:option
- (anything that can be chosen): assortment, range, selection
- (definite: best or most preferable part): the cream
- (sufficient number to choose among): abundance, profusion; see also Thesaurus:cornucopia
Derived terms
- choicy
- Hercules' choice
- Hobson's choice
- Sophie's choice
Related terms
- choose
- choosey
- chosen
Translations
Adjective
choice (comparative choicer or more choice, superlative choicest or most choice)
- Especially good or preferred.
- It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
- (obsolete) Careful in choosing; discriminating.
- 1856, J. R. Planché (tr.), Fairy Tales by the Countess d'Aulnoy, The Princess Carpillon:
- Thus musing, he ate nothing; the Queen, believing that it was in consequence of his having been unkindly received, loaded him with caresses; she herself handed him some exquisite fruits, of which she was very choice.
- 1856, J. R. Planché (tr.), Fairy Tales by the Countess d'Aulnoy, The Princess Carpillon:
Synonyms
- (especially good or preferred): prime, prize, quality, select, choicy
Translations
Interjection
choice
- (slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent.
- "I'm going to the movies." —"Choice!"
See also
- choicy
References
- choice at OneLook Dictionary Search
- choice in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- echoic
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