opinion
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
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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.
- 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.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist:
- Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
- The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
- 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], line 32:
- I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), 6th edition, London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
- Friendship […] gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.
- (obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv], line 47:
- Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion.
- 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:
- This gained Agricola much opinion, who […] had made such early progress into laborious […] enterprises.
- (obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 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.
- 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
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VerbEdit
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)
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opinion
- accusative singular of opinio
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō.
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opinion f (plural opinions)
- opinion (thought, estimation)
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Further readingEdit
- “opinion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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opinion f (plural opinions)
- opinion (thought, estimation)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin opīniō, via French opinion.
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opinion m (definite singular opinionen, indefinite plural opinioner, definite plural opinionene)
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- “opinion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin opīniō, via French opinion.
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opinion m (definite singular opinionen, indefinite plural opinionar, definite plural opinionane)
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- “opinion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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opinion f (plural opinions)