opinion
English
/əˈpɪnjən/
noun
Definitions
- A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
- (obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
- (obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
- 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
Etymology
Derived from Middle English opinion derived from Middle French opinion derived from Latin opīniō.
Origin
Latin
opīniō
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counteropinion English
- disopinion English
- maker English
- making English
- misopinion English
- opinion poll English
- opinionable English
- opinionate English
- opinionately English
- opinionize English
- opinionizer English
- opinionless English
- opinionlessness English
- opinionmaker English
- opinionmaking English
- poll English
- preopinion English
- self-opinion English
- opīniō Latin
- opinione Italian
- opinion French
- opinión Spanish, Castilian
- opinion Norwegian Bokmål
- opinion Norwegian Nynorsk
- opinion Middle English
- opinion Old French
- opinión Galician
- opinyon Tagalog
- opinion Middle French
- opynion Old Portuguese
- opinion Occitan
- opinión Asturian