opinion
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: law
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.
Base: opine
Affixes: -ion
Inflected forms:
form: opinions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system.
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.
gloss: The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I haue bought / Golden Opinions from all ſorts of people, […]
Friendship […] gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.
gloss: Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: Thou haſt redeemed thy loſt opinion, […]
This gain’d Agricola much opinion; who […] had made ſuch early progreſs into laborious […] enterpriſes.
gloss: Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: […] your reaſons at Dinner haue been ſharpe & ſententious: pleaſant without ſcurillitie, wittie without affection, audatious without impudencie, learned without opinion, and ſtrange without hereſie: […]
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: European-Union
countable
uncountable
Related words: opination
opine
opinionated
fact
Derived words: accountant's opinion
adverse opinion
advisory opinion
be of the opinion
clean opinion
concurring opinion
counteropinion
court of public opinion
court of world opinion
court opinion
difference of opinion
disopinion
dissenting opinion
division of opinion
except for opinion
expert opinion
fairness opinion
feelpinion
freedom of opinion
horseback opinion
in my honest opinion
in my humble opinion
IMHO
in my opinion
in one's opinion
legal opinion
majority opinion
matter of opinion
memorandum opinion
misopinion
opinionable
opinionaire
opinional
opinionate
opinionative
opinion bash
opinioned
opinion former
opinion host
opinionist
opinionize
opinion leader
opinionless
opinionmaker
opinion maker
opinionmaking
opinionnaire
opinion piece
opinion poll
opinion privilege
opinions are like assholes
opinion shopping
opinion show
popular opinion
postopinion
preopinion
public opinion
scientific opinion
second opinion
self-opinion
separate opinion
slip opinion
subject to opinion
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