choice

choice, option, alternative, preference, selection, election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen.

choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely.

option implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed.

alternative implies a need to choose one and reject another possibility.

preference suggests a choice guided by one's judgment or predilections.

selection implies a range of choice.

election implies an end or purpose which requires exercise of judgment.

choice, exquisite, elegant, rare, delicate, dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste.

choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind.

exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste.

elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste.

rare suggests an uncommon excellence.

delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility.

dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate.