opinion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From English opine + -ion, from Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō, from opīnor (“to opine”). Displaced native Old English wēna.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
In my opinion, white chocolate is better than milk chocolate.
Every man is a fool in some man's opinion.
We invite you to state your opinions about the suggestions.
Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
1891, Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist:I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system.
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(countable, uncountable) The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
I haue bought / Golden Opinions from all ſorts of people, […]
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vii], page 135, column 1, line 32:Friendship […] gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
Thou haſt redeemed thy loſt opinion, […]
c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv], signature K2, verso:This gain’d Agricola much opinion; who […] had made ſuch early progreſs into laborious […] enterpriſes.
1670, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 70:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
[…] your reaſons at Dinner haue been ſharpe & ſententious: pleaſant without ſcurillitie, wittie without affection, audatious without impudencie, learned without opinion, and ſtrange without hereſie: […]
c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby, published 1598, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- (countable, uncountable) The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
- (European-Union, countable, uncountable) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opinions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
court opinion · opinionnaire · opinionative · preopinion · opinional · slip opinion · opinions are like assholes · freedom of opinion · opinionmaking · popular opinion · counteropinion · except for opinion · separate opinion · be of the opinion · expert opinion · opinionate · majority opinion · opinion poll · memorandum opinion · legal opinion · in my opinion · opinionmaker · difference of opinion · court of world opinion · second opinion · opinion bash · advisory opinion · opinion former · opinion shopping · opinion host · adverse opinion · opinion maker · scientific opinion · concurring opinion · division of opinion · court of public opinion · subject to opinion · opinioned · opinion leader · disopinion · in one's opinion · horseback opinion · public opinion · postopinion · opinionaire · opinion show · clean opinion · opinionize · opinionless · opinion privilege · opinionable · in my humble opinion · fairness opinion · feelpinion · misopinion · opinionist · IMHO · dissenting opinion · self-opinion · accountant's opinion · matter of opinion · opinion piece · in my honest opinion
Relateds
opine · opination · opinionated · fact
Synonyms
decision · mind · assessment · censure · ruling · take · determination · decision · result · sight · verdict · esteem · verdict · judgement/judgment · regard · dogmatism · deduction · order · piece · judgment · inference · sight · opinion · conclusion · sentiment · ergotism · view · choice · award · conclusion · take · view · illation
Translations (239)
rsk думанє (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kn ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ur خَیال (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fa-ira عَقیدِه (thought a person has formed about a topic) · uz fikr (thought a person has formed about a topic) · et arvamus (thought a person has formed about a topic) · th เสียง (thought a person has formed about a topic) · pl zdanie (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bua һанал (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fur parè (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ml അഭിപ്രായം (thought a person has formed about a topic) · it parere (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fr avis (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fr opinion (thought a person has formed about a topic) · et ettepanek (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · ja 見解 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · el γνώμη (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nl gedachte (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bn অভিমতি (thought a person has formed about a topic) · uk по́гляд (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cy barn (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es parecer (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sh на́зор (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ky пикир (thought a person has formed about a topic) · pl opinia (thought a person has formed about a topic) · az rəy (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kk ой (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hi राय (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ka აზრი (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be зда́ньне (thought a person has formed about a topic) · la sententia (thought a person has formed about a topic) · yue 意見 /意见 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hu nézet (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lt nuomonė (thought a person has formed about a topic) · prs نَظَر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tg мулоҳиза (thought a person has formed about a topic) · de Ansicht (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cs názor (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nl opinie (thought a person has formed about a topic) · io opiniono (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bo བསམ་ཚུལ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cmn 看法 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · el προτάσεις (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · hu szakvélemény (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fr conclusions (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · es juicio (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cs mínění (thought a person has formed about a topic) · gd barail (thought a person has formed about a topic) · az nəzər (thought a person has formed about a topic) · pap opinion (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tk pikir (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cs stanovisko (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · tg ақида (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ka შეხედულება (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kmr nêrîn (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ky ой (thought a person has formed about a topic) · is álit (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ja 意見 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ta கருத்து (thought a person has formed about a topic) · uz mulohaza (thought a person has formed about a topic) · la iudicium (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lb Avis (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be меркава́ньне (thought a person has formed about a topic) · pt opinião (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ur نَظَر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · it giudizio (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ur عَقِیدَہ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lo ທັດສະນະ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lv doma (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sl mnenje (thought a person has formed about a topic) · zza asatış (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ga tuairim (thought a person has formed about a topic) · mk мнение (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sw maoni (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be зда́нне (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nl zienswijze (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bg въ́зглед (thought a person has formed about a topic) · th ความเห็น (thought a person has formed about a topic) · dng йиҗян (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ar نَظَر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sv omdöme (thought a person has formed about a topic) · he דֵעָה (thought a person has formed about a topic) · vo kredül (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bn নজর (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sk návrhy (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · uz nazar (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ru воззре́ние (thought a person has formed about a topic) · da mening (thought a person has formed about a topic) · pt conclusão (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · nb synspunkt (thought a person has formed about a topic) · yue 睇法 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ka მოსაზრება (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sh мне́ње (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tg раъй (thought a person has formed about a topic) · rsk мниниє (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es opinión (thought a person has formed about a topic) · mk суд (thought a person has formed about a topic) · de Anschauung (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sk názor (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be меркава́нне (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ga meas (thought a person has formed about a topic) · xmf არზი (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ko 견해 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be пагля́д (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tt фикер (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ga barúil (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ru мне́ние (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kmr ray (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tr görüş (thought a person has formed about a topic) · az fikir (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ps اند (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ug ئوي (thought a person has formed about a topic) · uz oʻy (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tg фикр (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hi ख़याल (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bg схва́щане (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fi näkemys (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nb mening (thought a person has formed about a topic) · gu અભિપ્રાય (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ba фекер (thought a person has formed about a topic) · gsw Meinig (thought a person has formed about a topic) · it opinione (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ota آرا (thought a person has formed about a topic) · id opini (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sh ми̏шље̄ње (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hu vélemény (thought a person has formed about a topic) · gd beachd (thought a person has formed about a topic) · la ōpīniō (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tl opinyon (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ps نظر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · eo opinio (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ca parer (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ast opinión (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nl visie (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kmr boçûn (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ro părere (thought a person has formed about a topic) · vi ý kiến (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tpi tingting (thought a person has formed about a topic) · pl pogląd (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ang wēna (thought a person has formed about a topic) · klj aqîdə (thought a person has formed about a topic) · mt opinjoni (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ja オピニオン (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ur رائے (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tt уй (thought a person has formed about a topic) · gl opinión (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ar عَقِيدَة (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fa-ira رَأْی (thought a person has formed about a topic) · yi מיינונג (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lo ສຽງ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tg назар (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es conclusiones (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · fi mielipide (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lb Meenung (thought a person has formed about a topic) · acw رَإِي (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ca opinió (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kk көзқарас (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ru заключе́ние (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · lv viedoklis (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lij òpinión (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bg мне́ние (thought a person has formed about a topic) · it conclusioni (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · nl mening (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ps عقيده (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be ду́мка (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ro opinie (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fi mieli (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ru взгляд (thought a person has formed about a topic) · got 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · mn санал (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ug پىكىر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sh mnénje (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es apreciación (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ltg redzīņs (thought a person has formed about a topic) · km គំនិត (thought a person has formed about a topic) · jv opini (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sq mendim (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ota بیلك (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es consideración (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sv åsikt (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hi विचार (thought a person has formed about a topic) · uk здання́ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ko 의견 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es sentencia (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nl conclusie (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · km យោបល់ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · grc γνῶμα (thought a person has formed about a topic) · my ဆန္ဒ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · grc γνώμη (thought a person has formed about a topic) · eu iritzi (thought a person has formed about a topic) · rsk дума (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ba уй (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ur فِکْر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · es concepto (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fi ratkaisuehdotus (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · nb uttalelse (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · fa-ira نَظَر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tr fikir (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hy կարծիք (thought a person has formed about a topic) · my အထင် (thought a person has formed about a topic) · bg заключе́ние (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · lo ຄວາມເຫັນ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hi नज़र (thought a person has formed about a topic) · id pendapat (thought a person has formed about a topic) · hi अभिमत (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ar رَأْي (thought a person has formed about a topic) · vi ý (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sv tycke (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sv mening (thought a person has formed about a topic) · km មតិ (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sv uppfattning (thought a person has formed about a topic) · vi kiến giải (thought a person has formed about a topic) · de Schlussanträge (EU: a judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) · tg андеша (thought a person has formed about a topic) · prs عَقِیدَه (thought a person has formed about a topic) · mk мислење (thought a person has formed about a topic) · oc opinion (thought a person has formed about a topic) · mt fehma (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ms pendapat (thought a person has formed about a topic) · de Meinung (thought a person has formed about a topic) · kk пікір (thought a person has formed about a topic) · be по́гляд (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cmn 見解 /见解 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · uk ду́мка (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sh mȉšljēnje (thought a person has formed about a topic) · prs رَأْی (thought a person has formed about a topic) · te అభిప్రయము (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cs posudek (thought a person has formed about a topic) · fa-ira فِکْر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · zza fıkır (thought a person has formed about a topic) · tg рой (thought a person has formed about a topic) · sh názor (thought a person has formed about a topic) · cmn 意見 /意见 (thought a person has formed about a topic) · prs فِکْر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · it concetto (thought a person has formed about a topic) · el άποψη (thought a person has formed about a topic) · lb Usiicht (thought a person has formed about a topic) · ar فِكْر (thought a person has formed about a topic) · nan-hbl 意見 /意见 (thought a person has formed about a topic)