opinion

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English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɪnjən/
• Hyphenation: opin‧ion
• Rhymes: -ɪnjən

Noun

opinion (countable and uncountable, plural opinions)

1. A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
3. (obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
4. (obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
5. 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.
6. (European Union law) 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.

Synonyms

• take (noun)
• view

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• fact

Verb

opinion (third-person singular simple present opinions, present participle opinioning, simple past and past participle opinioned)

1. (transitive, archaic) To have or express as an opinion.

Translations

References

• “opinion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• opinion in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• “opinion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Esperanto

Noun

opinion

1. accusative singular of opinio

French

Etymology

From Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.pi.njɔ̃/

Noun

opinion f (plural opinions)

1. opinion (thought, estimation)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “opinion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin opīniō.

Noun

opinion f (plural opinions)

1. opinion (thought, estimation)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin opīniō, via French opinion.

Pronunciation

Noun

opinion m (definite singular opinionen, indefinite plural opinioner, definite plural opinionene)

1. (public) opinion

Derived terms

• folkeopinion

References

• “opinion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin opīniō, via French opinion.

Noun

opinion m (definite singular opinionen, indefinite plural opinionar, definite plural opinionane)

1. (public) opinion

Derived terms

• folkeopinion

References

• “opinion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin opīniō.

Pronunciation

Noun

opinion f (plural opinions)

1. opinion

   Synonym: vejaire

Swedish

Noun

opinion c

1. (public) opinion (opinion of a (larger) group of people)

Declension

Derived terms

• opinionsundersökning (“opinion poll”)

See also

• åsikt

References

• opinion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• opinion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• opinion in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)