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opinion

[uh-pin-yuhn]

noun

  1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

  3. the formal expression of a professional judgment.

    to ask for a second medical opinion.

  4. Law.the formal statement by a judge or court of the reasoning and the principles of law used in reaching a decision of a case.

  5. a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc..

    to forfeit someone's good opinion.

  6. Archaic.a favorable estimate; esteem.

    I haven't much of an opinion of him.



opinion

/ əˈɪə /

noun

  1. judgment or belief not founded on certainty or proof

  2. the prevailing or popular feeling or view

    public opinion

  3. evaluation, impression, or estimation of the value or worth of a person or thing

  4. an evaluation or judgment given by an expert

    a medical opinion

  5. the advice given by a barrister or counsel on a case submitted to him or her for a view on the legal points involved

  6. a point open to question

  7. to believe that

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • preopinion noun
  • underopinion noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opinion1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin DZīԾō- (stem of DZīԾō ), derivative of DZīī “to think, deem”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opinion1

C13: via Old French from Latin DZīԾō belief, from DZīī to think; see opine
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Idioms and Phrases

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Synonym Study

Opinion, sentiment, view are terms for one's conclusion about something. An opinion is a belief or judgment that falls short of absolute conviction, certainty, or positive knowledge; it is a conclusion that certain facts, ideas, etc., are probably true or likely to prove so: political opinions; an opinion about art; In my opinion this is true. Sentiment (usually pl. ) refers to a rather fixed conviction, usually based on feeling or emotion rather than reasoning: These are my sentiments. View is an estimate of something, an intellectual judgment, a critical survey based on a mental examination, particularly of a public matter: views on governmental planning.
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This popular opinion, however, hasn’t manifested into action from elected officials, at least not yet.

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"My opinion, after examining all the facts, is that this was made up."

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The government has now written to the supermarkets clarifying that in its opinion, the law does apply to these products.

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But everyone who cares enough to have an opinion about these deeply personal chronicles seems, regardless, to be reading them.

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"But it's really important, in my opinion, to keep Test cricket as the number one in South Africa."

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