Opinion Definition

ə-pĭnyən
opinions
noun
opinions
A belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid, or probable to one's own mind; judgment.
Webster's New World
An evaluation, impression, or estimation of the quality or worth of a person or thing.
Webster's New World
The formal judgment of an expert on a matter in which advice is sought.
Webster's New World
The prevailing view.
Public opinion.
American Heritage
The formal statement by a judge, court referee, etc. of the law bearing on a case.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
(archaic) To have or express as an opinion.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Opinion

Noun

Singular:
opinion
Plural:
opinions

Origin of Opinion

  • Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin opinio, from opinor (“to opine").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin opīniō opīniōn- from opīnārī to think

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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