choosy

English

Alternative forms

• choosey

Etymology

From choose +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuːzi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːzi

Adjective

choosy (comparative choosier, superlative choosiest)

1. Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements.
   • 2012 March 2, Elizabeth Landau, “Beholding beauty: How it’s been studied”, in CNN‎:

     Since sexual relationships are more costly for female primates – they bear the kids – females are the choosier sex.

   • 2017 November 27, Ahiza Garcia, “How these Millennials are fighting for your holiday dollars”, in CNN‎:

     Weiss told CNNMoney that Glossier is choosy when it launches a new product.

   • 2020 February 3, Chris Dwyer, “20 of the world’s best new restaurants for 2020”, in CNN‎:

     With more than 800 choices on the wine list, there’s guaranteed to be a bottle for even the choosiest of palates.

Synonyms

• discriminating, fussy, particular, picky, selective
• See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Derived terms

• choosily
• choosiness

Translations

taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements

Bulgarian: взискателен (bg) (vziskatelen), придирчив (bg) (pridirčiv) Chinese: Mandarin: 挑剔 (zh) (tiāoti), 精挑細選 / 精挑细选 (zh) (jīngtiāoxìxuǎn), 挑三揀四 / 挑三拣四 (zh) (tiāosānjiǎnsì) Czech: vybíravý m Dutch: kieskeurig (nl) Esperanto: elektema Finnish: nirso (fi), valikoiva (fi), ronkeli (fi) French: sélectif (fr), exigeant (fr), difficile (fr), to be choosy: faire la fine bouche (fr) Georgian: წუნია (c̣unia), მომთხოვნი (momtxovni), მიზეზიანი (mizeziani), პრეტენზიული (ṗreṭenziuli) German: wählerisch (de) Greek: εκλεκτικός (el) (eklektikós) Ancient: ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós) Hebrew: בררן m (barerán), בררנית f (bareranít) Hungarian: válogatós (hu), finnyás (hu) Icelandic: kræsinn Macedonian: пребирлив m (prebirliv), избирлив m (izbirliv) Malay: pemilih Polish: wybredny (pl) m Portuguese: exigente (pt), seletivo (pt) Russian: привере́дливый (ru) (priverédlivyj), разборчивый (ru) (razborčivyj), избира́тельный (ru) (izbirátelʹnyj) Sicilian: sticchiusu m Spanish: difícil de complacer, exigente (es), selectivo Swedish: kräsen (sv) Tausug: mapī'