opinion
Syllables: opin·ion/əˈpɪn.jən/
opinion noun: a belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
Noun
opinion (countable and uncountable, 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.
- The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
- I haue bought / Golden Opinions from all ſorts of people, […]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...
- Friendship […] gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
- Synonyms:
- assessment, esteem, regard
- Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
- Thou haſt redeemed thy loſt opinion, […]c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]...
- This gain’d Agricola much opinion; who […] had made ſuch early progreſs into laborious […] enterpriſes.1670, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 70
- Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
- […] your reaſons at Dinner haue been ſharpe & ſententious: pleaſant without ſcurillitie, wittie without affection, audatious without impudencie, learned without opinion, and ſtrange without hereſie: […]c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby...
- Synonyms:
- dogmatism
- 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.
- 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.
Verb
opinion (third-person singular simple present opinions, present participle opinioning, simple past and past participle opinioned)
- To have or express as an opinion.
- Philoſophers that opinioned the vvorlds deſtruction by fire, did never dreame of annihilation, vvhich is beyond the povver of ſublunary cauſes; for the laſt and proper action of that element [fire] is but vitrification, or a reduction of a body into Glaſſe, and therefore ſome of our Chymicks...1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “The First Part”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC, page 97
- But if (as some opinion) King Ahasuerus were Artaxerxes Mnemon[…], our magnified Cyrus was his second Brother […]1658, Thomas Browne, “(please specify the page)”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC
opinion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
opinion in Hindi
- thought a person has formed about a topic
- विचार vicār, राय rāy, ख़याल xayāl, अभिमत abhimat, नज़र nazar
opinion in Tamil
- thought a person has formed about a topic
- கருத்து karuttu
opinion in Marathi
- opinion
- मत mat, विचार vicār
- opinion, view — a personal belief or judgment
- अभिप्राय abhiprāy
opinion in Urdu
- thought a person has formed about a topic
- رائے rāe, خَیال xayāl, نَظَر nazar, عَقِیدَہ 'aqīda, فِکْر fikr
More languagesFewer languages
- opinion in Bengali
- অভিমতি obhimoti, নজর nojor
- opinion in Telugu
- అభిప్రయము abhiprayamu
- opinion in Malayalam
- അഭിപ്രായം abhiprāyaṁ
- opinion in Kannada
- ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ abhiprāya
- opinion in Punjabi
- ਮੱਤ matta
- opinion in Gujarati
- અભિપ્રાય abhiprāya
- opinion in Odia
- ମତାମତ, ମତ, ମତବ୍ଯ଼କ୍ତି
- opinion in Sanskrit
- मान mā́na, मति, आलोचना ālocanā
- opinion in Nepali
- कुरा kurā
- opinion in Pashto
- اند and, نظر nazar, عقيده 'aqida
- opinion in Tagalog
- opinyon
- opinion in Arabic
- رَأْي raʔy, نَظَر naẓar, فِكْر fikr, عَقِيدَة ʕaqīda
- opinion in Malay
- pendapat
- opinion in Indonesian
- opini, pendapat
- opinion in Thai
- ความเห็น kwaam-hěn, เสียง sǐiang
- opinion in Vietnamese
- ý kiến, kiến giải, ý
- opinion in Myanmar
- ဆန္ဒ hcanda., အထင် a.htang
Examples of opinion in a sentence
- 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.1891, Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist:
Synonyms of opinion
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Forms of opinion
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | opinions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | opinions |
| present participle | opinioning |
| past participle | opinioned |
| past | opinioned |
Origin of opinion
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.
Words formed from opinion
- 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
Phrases with opinion
Words that rhyme with opinion
Questions about opinion
- What does opinion mean?
- Opinion means a belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- What is opinion in Hindi?
- Opinion in Hindi is विचार (vicār), राय (rāy), ख़याल (xayāl). See Opinion meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use opinion in a sentence?
- Every man is a fool in some man's opinion.
- What part of speech is opinion?
- Opinion can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce opinion?
- Opinion is pronounced /əˈpɪn.jən/.
- What is the plural of opinion?
- The plural of opinion is opinions.
Words near opinion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: opinion (page history and authors); अभिप्राय (Marathi) (page history and authors); ਮੱਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); opinion (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); आलोचना (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); कुरा (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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