- Types Of Speech
- You can use selection as a noun in a sentence.
- About Selection
- A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters c, e, i, l, n, o, s, and t, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter c. Selection starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, se, sel, sele, selec, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ction, ..
- Definition
- The act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Compound Words
- A compound word, selection has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are select, and ion.
- Pig Latin
- Selection in Pig Latin is said as "electionsay or electionsway".
- Unigram
- s | e | l | e | c | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- se | el | le | ec | ct | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- sel | ele | lec | ect | cti | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- sele | elec | lect | ecti | ctio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of choosing or selecting;
"your choice of colors was unfortunate";
"you can take your pick" - the person or thing chosen or selected;
"he was my pick for mayor" - a passage selected from a larger work;
"he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made;
"the store carried a large selection of shoes" - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
| Accelerate | move faster "The car accelerated" |
| Acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him" "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer" |
| Accost | |
| Accumulate | collect or gather "Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up" |
| Ace | a serve that the receiver is unable to reach |
| Acknowledge | accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne" "We do not recognize your gods" |
| Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Selection
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Selection | the act of choosing or selecting "your choice of colors was unfortunate" "you can take your pick" |
View English words with the unique letters used in selection. Words With The Letters Ceilnost
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Choose | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives "Take any one of these cards" "Choose a good husband for your daughter" "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| Opt | select as an alternative choose instead prefer as an alternative "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant" "She opted for the job on the East coast" |
| Pick | the act of choosing or selecting "your choice of colors was unfortunate" "you can take your pick" |
| Pick Out | |
| Prefer | select as an alternative choose instead prefer as an alternative "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant" "She opted for the job on the East coast" |
| Select | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives "Take any one of these cards" "Choose a good husband for your daughter" "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| Take | the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ballot | a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" |
| Balloting | a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" |
| Casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie |
| Coloration | choice and use of colors (as by an artist) |
| Colouration | choice and use of colors (as by an artist) |
| Conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| Decision | the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| Determination | the act of determining the properties of something |
| Election | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" |
| Sampling | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study |
View All Hyponyms For Selection
Selection Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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