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I'm choosy to a fault. You want to hold out for a project that means something. You're the one who's there working fifteen hours a day, and if you don't believe in it, it can feel a whole lot longer.
Lizzy Caplan

Meaning of "choosy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHOOSY

choosy  [ˈtʃuːzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOOSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Choosy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHOOSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of choosy in the English dictionary

The definition of choosy in the dictionary is particular in making a choice; difficult to please.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHOOSY


bluesy
ˈbluːzɪ
boozy
ˈbuːzɪ
bousy
ˈbuːzɪ
Brancusi
bræŋˈkuːzɪ
crusie
ˈkruːzɪ
cruzie
ˈkruːzɪ
doozy
ˈduːzɪ
drusy
ˈdruːzɪ
floosie
ˈfluːzɪ
floozie
ˈfluːzɪ
floozy
ˈfluːzɪ
Jacuzzi
dʒəˈkuːzɪ
newsy
ˈnjuːzɪ
oosy
ˈuːzɪ
oozy
ˈuːzɪ
Pusey
ˈpjuːzɪ
snoozy
ˈsnuːzɪ
Uzi
ˈuːzɪ
Watusi
wəˈtuːzɪ
woozy
ˈwuːzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHOOSY

choo-choo
choof
choof off
chook
chook chaser
chook raffle
chookie
choom
choon
choose
chooser
choosier
choosiest
chop
chop chop
chop logic
chop suey
chopfallen
chophouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHOOSY

antileprosy
argosy
brosy
cosy
geognosy
goosy
leprosy
nosy
pharmacognosy
posy
primrosy
prosy
rosy
tea cosy

Synonyms and antonyms of choosy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHOOSY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «choosy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of choosy

Translation of «choosy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHOOSY

Find out the translation of choosy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of choosy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «choosy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挑剔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exigente
570 millions of speakers

English

choosy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नकचढ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الاختيار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разборчивы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exigente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুঁতখুঁতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

difficile à satisfaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pilih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wählerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好みのうるさい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

까다 롭다고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pilihane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chọn tỉ mỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்ன வேலைதான் என்றில்லாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निवडक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

titiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schizzinoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wybredna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розбірливі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mofturosi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκλεκτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kieskeurig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sparsmakad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kresen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of choosy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOOSY»

The term «choosy» is regularly used and occupies the 64.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOOSY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about choosy

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7 QUOTES WITH «CHOOSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word choosy.
1
Lee Bermejo
Since I'm so slow, I have to be fairly choosy about the projects I take on, and it can't be something that I'm only 'sort of' into. I knew that 'The Stand' would be an amazing challenge every month that would be a blast to illustrate.
2
Lizzy Caplan
I'm choosy to a fault. You want to hold out for a project that means something. You're the one who's there working fifteen hours a day, and if you don't believe in it, it can feel a whole lot longer.
3
Agyness Deyn
The fact is I'm choosy, but mainly about a man's character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don't even mind if he's not very good-looking.
4
James Duval
If I'm going to do a big film, I'm very choosy about what I do, because I think I want to continue - in fact I'm sure I want to continue - to stay in the realm of independent films with directors and writers who are just emerging with new ideas and a different vision that hasn't really been expressed yet.
5
Christopher Eccleston
I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out.
6
Natasha Henstridge
Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
7
Kellan Lutz
I am very picky with my career. I don't need to do it for the money or the fame. I'm very choosy, which is why I haven't played the typical role that people expect to see from someone of my stature and size, as the mean jock or the preppy. It's very easy to see me like that. That's why I go against it in different roles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOOSY»

Discover the use of choosy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to choosy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Genetic and Cultural Evolution of Cooperation
The preference for choosy clients should be independent of the clients' quality as a food patch. Optimal foraging theory based on the marginal value theorem ( Charnov 1 976) would lead to an alternative prediction: as client size strongly ...
Peter Hammerstein, 2003
2
Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users
By default, Choosy simply displays itself based on your choices on the General tab. But as I mentioned in the introduction to this section, you can be very precise as to how Choosy works and when it shows itself. This is the tab to set that up.
Scott Granneman, 2010
3
Evolution's Empress: Darwinian Perspectives on the Nature of ...
One of the points of the original mating model was to find the magnitude of difference in fitness—the fitness ratio WL/WH—at which choosy and indiscriminate mating yielded equal fitness (Figure 4.1). The space above and below the isocline of ...
Maryanne Fisher, Justin R. Garcia, Rosemarie Sokol Chang, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Insects
For a number of generations, during the initial stages of colonization when the population size is small, there would be strong selection for females that are less choosy in selecting mates, once again, because females that are too choosy may  ...
Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, 2009
5
Cognitive Perspectives on Word Formation
... Non- Partially Fully Partially variant specified dependent dependent Choosy Nucleus NeoPartially Fully Partially classical specified dependent dependent Choosy Nucleus Partially Fully Fully Affix schematic dependent dependent Choosy ...
Alexander Onysko, Sascha Michel, 2010
6
Sexual Selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives
Sutherland showed that mating success variance differences between males and females result from variation in 'time-out' between reproductive bouts, challenging Bateman's attribution of his results on Drosophila melanogaster to choosy ...
Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. van Schaik, 2004
7
Advances in the Study of Behavior
If individuals set a threshold criterion where options are only accepted if they are above the threshold in quality, then choosy individuals have a higher threshold. If options are evaluated sequentially, being choosy often involves evaluating ...
H. Jane Brockmann, Timothy J. Roper, Marc Naguib, 2011
8
Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose
It turns out that people like choosy partners, but only those who are choosy toward others, not toward them.” This conclusion was criticized on the grounds that there is a big difference between choosiness and rejection. A person who is choosy ...
Ayala Malach Pines, 2013
9
Choosy Charlie: A Book for Children with Clever Fingers
These ClearVision Fingerfun books have been designed to help children with little or no sight develop tactile skills.
Marion Ripley, 1998
10
Creating Caring Classrooms
... the players have taken a turn, each with a different letter. The one who gets the most words wins the game. • Choosy Charles In groups, one person as the caller announces: “Let's choose a gift for Choosy Charles who doesn't like the letter ...
Kathleen Gould Lundy, Larry Swartz, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOOSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term choosy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Good news! Being a foodie could make you slimmer
Participants in the study who were more choosy with food actually had higher BMIs (ALAMY). The Cornell team also discovered that foodies are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
3 Financial ETFs Set to Benefit From a Better Economy
Investors should be choosy about their investments and take a look at ETF holdings to avoid overlap, he adds. "You wouldn't want to go out and ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
3
Fury of cabbies at Uber `karma'
Scores of complaints take cabbies to task for being choosy with customers and deliberately taking longer routes. Other people online have ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
4
Grant Me Hope: Antoinette
With her forever family, Antoinette isn't choosy about the types of activities she wants to enjoy. "If it's pumpkin-picking time," she says, "let's go ... «WZZM, Jul 15»
5
How to find true love if you're an introvert (and hate dating)
Avoid burnout at the outset by being both choosy and true to yourself. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
6
PARTY: What makes a great party and who are your dream party …
Well, Brasserie & Bar, Browns, has revealed that celebrations could be put on ice, as a growing number of people in the UK are getting choosy ... «MK News, Jul 15»
7
After Aamir Khan, Kangana Ranaut may now follow Amitabh …
An already brand-choosy Kangana has generally stuck to conservative and established brands. If you remember, she had also refused to ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
8
Northern Europe needs quality products, firms told
... said these countries, including Finland, are choosy markets that have many strict demands for quality, food safety, and hygiene, together with ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»
9
CEOs are wasting time in meetings and replying to emails
“Most time management advice focuses on individual actions – be choosy with meetings, rein in your email box. But this advice sometimes ... «Human Resources Online, Jul 15»
10
The Bay Area Bolt: A Garage-Built, 427-Windsor-Powered, First-Gen …
“I tried to keep the aesthetics to a minimum and accentuate the stock lines, so I was choosy with what I added,” he says. This included a custom ... «Mustang 360, Jul 15»

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