opinion
pronunciation
How to pronounce opinion in British English:
UK [əˈpɪnjən]
How to pronounce opinion in American English:
US [əˈpɪnjən]
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- Noun:
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
- the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Word Origin
- opinion
- opinion: [13] Opinion comes via Old French from Latin opīniō, a derivative of opīnārī ‘think’. It is not certain where this came from, although some have linked it with Latin optāre ‘choose’, source of English adopt [16], co-opt [17], opt [19], and option [17].=> adopt, opt, option
- opinion (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French opinion "opinion, view, judgements founded upon probabilities" (12c.), from Latin opinionem (nominative opinio) "opinion, conjecture, fancy, belief, what one thinks; appreciation, esteem," from stem of opinari "think, judge, suppose, opine," from PIE *op- (2) "to choose" (see option). Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making. [Milton, "Areopagitica"]
Example
- 1. By any standards that is a revolution in global opinion .
- 2. Opinion about india has gone through a similar cycle .
- 3. The best humor allows for opinion and rebuttal .
- 4. I 'm interested in your opinion .
- 5. Confidence is the strength to share and defend that opinion in public .