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Choice vs Liking - What's the difference?

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Choice is a related term of liking.


As nouns the difference between choice and liking

is that choice is an option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something while liking is likeness.

As an adjective choice

is especially good or preferred.

choice

English

(wikipedia choice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Steven Sloman , title=The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation , volume=100, issue=1, page=74 , magazine= citation , passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}
    Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
  • 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.
  • The best or most preferable part.
  • * Milton
    • The flower and choice / Of many provinces from bound to bound.
  • Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • I imagine they [the apothegms of Caesar] were collected with judgment and choice .
  • (obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * (anything that can be chosen) assortment, range, selection * the cream * See also

    Related terms

    * choose * choosey * chosen * Hobson's choice

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Especially good or preferred.
    • It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
  • (slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent.
    • Choice ! I'm going to the movies.

    Synonyms

    * (especially good or preferred) prime, prize, quality, select

    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words

    liking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A like; a predilection.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.}}
  • * (John Stuart Mill)
    • The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.

    Derived terms

    * for one's liking * to one's liking * take a liking to