Selective vs Alternative - What's the difference?
selective | alternative |
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.
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground (e.g., alternative medicine, alternative lifestyle, (alternative rock)).
Other.
alternate; reciprocal
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XI:
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
As adjectives the difference between selective and alternative
is that selective is of or pertaining to the process of selection while alternative is relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.As a noun alternative is
a situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.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.
Derived terms
* selectivenessReferences
*Anagrams
*alternative
English
(wikipedia alternative)Adjective
(-)- an alternative proposition
- (Holland)
Derived terms
* alternative dispute resolution * alternative energy * alternative lifestyle * alternative medicine * alternative press * alternative voteNoun
(en noun)- ‘The cloister or a betrothed husband?’ I echoed—‘Is that the alternative destined for Miss Vernon?’
