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opinion
English
Etymology
From Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin op?ni?, from op?nor (“to opine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??p?nj?n/
- Rhymes: -?nj?n
- Hyphenation: opin?ion
Noun
opinion (plural opinions)
- A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist
- Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist
- The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, I. vii. 32:
- I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.
- Friendship […] gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, I. vii. 32:
- (obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, V. iv. 47:
- Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, V. iv. 47:
- (obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, V. i. 5:
- Your reasons at / dinner have been sharp and sententious, pleasant / without scurrility, witty without affection, audacious / without impudency, learned without opinion, and / strange without heresy.
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, V. i. 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.
- (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
Derived terms
Related terms
- opination
- opine
- opinionated
Translations
See also
- fact
Verb
opinion (third-person singular simple present opinions, present participle opinioning, simple past and past participle opinioned)
- (transitive, archaic) To have or express as an opinion.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Graden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 166)
- But if (as some opinion) King Ahasuerus were Artaxerxes Mnemon [...], our magnified Cyrus was his second Brother
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Graden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 166)
Translations
References
- opinion at 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.
Esperanto
Noun
opinion
- accusative singular of opinio
French
Etymology
From Middle French opinion, from Latin op?ni?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.pi.nj??/
Noun
opinion f (plural opinions)
- opinion (thought, estimation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “opinion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin op?ni?.
Noun
opinion f (plural opinions)
- opinion (thought, estimation)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin op?ni?, via French opinion
Noun
opinion m (definite singular opinionen, indefinite plural opinioner, definite plural opinionene)
- (public) opinion
Derived terms
- folkeopinion
References
- “opinion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin op?ni?, via French opinion
Noun
opinion m (definite singular opinionen, indefinite plural opinionar, definite plural opinionane)
- (public) opinion
Derived terms
- folkeopinion
References
- “opinion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin op?ni?.
Pronunciation
Noun
opinion f (plural opinions)
- opinion
- Synonym: vejaire
opinion From the web:
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estimate
English
Alternative forms
- æstimate (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestim?, older form aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??st?m?t/ (noun)
- IPA(key): /??st??me??t/ (verb)
Noun
estimate (plural estimates)
- A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
- (construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
- An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
Synonyms
- estimation
- appraisal
Derived terms
- ballpark estimate
Translations
Verb
estimate (third-person singular simple present estimates, present participle estimating, simple past and past participle estimated)
- To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
- To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
Synonyms
- appraise
- assessment
Derived terms
- estimable
- underestimate
- overestimate
- estimation
Translations
Further reading
- estimate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “estimate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- estimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- etatisme, meatiest, seat time, tea-times, teatimes, étatisme
Italian
Verb
estimate
- second-person plural present indicative of estimare
- second-person plural imperative of estimare
- feminine plural of estimato
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- what estimates the poverty line
- what estimated sum
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