English-Thai Dictionary

selective

ADJ ซึ่ง เลือกเฟ้น  ซึ่ง คัดเลือก  sueng-luek-fen

 

selective

ADJ ซึ่ง เลือกเฟ้น  ซึ่ง คัดเลือก อย่างระมัดระวัง  ช่าง เลือก  careful choosy discerning discriminating sueng-luek-fen

 

selectively

ADV อย่าง เลือกเฟ้น  yang-luek-fen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SELECTIVE

a.Selecting; tending to select. [Unusual. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELECTIVE

SELECTIVE Se *lect "ive, a.

 

Defn: Selecting; tending to select. This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

selective

se lec tive |səˈlektiv səˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified: the mini-cow is the result of generations of selective breeding. • (of a person ) tending to choose carefully: he is very selective in his reading. • (of a process or agent ) affecting some things and not others: modern pesticides are more selective in effect. • chiefly Electronics operating at or responding to a particular frequency. DERIVATIVES se lec tive ly adverb

 

selective attention

se lec tive at ten tion ▶noun Psychology the capacity for or process of reacting to certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.

 

selectiveness

se lec tive ness |səˈlektivnis səˈlɛktɪvnɪs | ▶noun another term for selectivity.

 

selective service

se lec tive serv ice |səˈlɛktɪv ˈsərvəs | ▶noun service in the armed forces under conscription.

 

Oxford Dictionary

selective

se ¦lect |ive |sɪˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified: the cow is the result of generations of selective breeding. • (of a person ) tending to choose carefully: he is very selective in his reading. • (of a process or agent ) affecting some things and not others: modern pesticides are more selective in effect. • chiefly Electronics operating at or responding to a particular frequency. DERIVATIVES selectively adverb, selectiveness noun

 

selective attention

se ¦lect |ive at ¦ten |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychology the capacity for or process of reacting to certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.

 

selective service

se ¦lect |ive ser |vice ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. service in the armed forces under conscription.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

selective

selective adjective he's very selective about his coffee: discerning, discriminating, discriminatory, critical, exacting, demanding, particular; fussy, fastidious; informal choosy, persnickety, picky, finicky.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

selective

selective adjective he is very selective in his reading: discriminating, discriminatory, discerning, critical, exacting, demanding, particular, hard to please; fussy, fastidious, faddish, careful, cautious; informal choosy, pernickety, picky; Brit. informal faddy; archaic nice. ANTONYMS indiscriminate.

 

French Dictionary

sélectivement

sélectivement adv. adverbe D ’une manière sélective.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

selective

se lec tive /səléktɪv /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…について » 選択力がある ; 選択が慎重な ; えり好みする «about , in » .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗選択の ; 最適 [優良 ]なものだけを選び出す ; 一部の人 [物 ]に限定した ; 選択的に働く 〈記憶など 〉▸ have a selective memory 都合のいいことだけを覚えている 3 〘無線 〙選択式の ; 〘生物 〙淘汰 （とうた ）の, 選択 (性 )の .～̀ s é rvice ｟米 ｠義務兵役, 選抜徴兵制 (｟英 ｠national service ) 〘1917 --1973年まで; 今は志願兵制度 (voluntary service )〙.～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞