Select vs Selective - What's the difference?
select | selective |
Privileged, specially selected.
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*:A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
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*:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
Of high quality; top-notch.
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To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
Of or pertaining to the process of selection.(rfex)
(of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.
(chiefly, US, not comparable) Having the authority or capability to make a selection.
Selective is a related term of select.
As adjectives the difference between select and selective
is that select is privileged, specially selected while selective is of or pertaining to the process of selection.As a verb select
is to choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.As a noun Select
is a button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.select
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(en verb)- He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
- The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.
Synonyms
* (to choose) choose, optAnagrams
*selective
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He's very selective and spent hours in the store choosing a new shirt.
- In the USA, military conscription is controlled by the Selective Service.