The difference between Choice and Quality

When used as nouns, choice means an option, whereas quality means level of excellence.

When used as adjectives, choice means especially good or preferred, whereas quality means being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.


check bellow for the other definitions of Choice and Quality

  1. Choice as a noun:

    An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

    Examples:

    "Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?"

  2. Choice as a noun (uncountable):

    The power to choose.

    Examples:

    "She didn't leave us much choice''."

  3. Choice as a noun:

    One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

    Examples:

    "The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert."

  4. Choice as a noun:

    Anything that can be chosen.

    Examples:

    "You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate"

  5. Choice as a noun (usually, with ''the''):

    The best or most preferable part.

  6. Choice as a noun (obsolete):

    Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.

  7. Choice as a noun (obsolete):

    A sufficient number to choose among.

  1. Choice as an adjective:

    Especially good or preferred.

    Examples:

    "It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there."

  2. Choice as an adjective (slang, New Zealand):

    Cool; excellent.

    Examples:

    "Choice! I'm going to the movies."

  3. Choice as an adjective (obsolete):

    Careful in choosing; discriminating.

  1. Quality as a noun (uncountable):

    Level of excellence.

    Examples:

    "This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality."

    "'Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

  2. Quality as a noun (countable):

    A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person.

    Examples:

    "One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily."

    "While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers."

    "Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system."

  3. Quality as a noun (archaic):

    High social position. (See also .)

    Examples:

    "A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality."

    "Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth."

  4. Quality as a noun (uncountable):

    The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.

  5. Quality as a noun (thermodynamics):

    In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.

  6. Quality as a noun (emergency medicine, countable):

    The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

    Examples:

    "To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?"."

  1. Quality as an adjective:

    Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.

    Examples:

    "We only sell quality products."

    "That was a quality game by Jim Smith."

    "A quality system ensures products meet customer requirements."