opinion

A2 Topic:People & Society

Also spelled opins

US /əˈpɪn.jən/ See IPA manual

Freq #1616

Meanings

1

noun
What someone thinks or believes about a person, thing, or issue.

I would like to know your opinion on the new filing system.
2

noun
A judgement about how good or valuable someone or something is.

I have a high opinion of her work.
3

noun
An official statement of the reasons behind a court's decision.

The judge's opinion explained the ruling in detail.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · what someone thinks or... view

2 noun · a judgement about how good... assessment esteem

3 noun · an official statement of... judgment ruling

Word family

Forms opinions

Derived forms counteropiniondisopinionfeelpinionimhomisopinionopinionableopinionaireopinionalopinionateopinionativeopinionedopinionist

Related forms factopinationopineopinionated

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Phrases (1)

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public opinion
the views and attitudes held by people across a community

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (4)

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Etymology

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.

opinion Middle English opīniō Latin

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Topics

People & Society

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# opinion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈpɪn.jən/
**Frequency rank:** 1616

## Meanings
1. What someone thinks or believes about a person, thing, or issue.
2. A judgement about how good or valuable someone or something is.
3. An official statement of the reasons behind a court's decision.

## Examples
- I would like to know your opinion on the new filing system.
- I have a high opinion of her work.
- The judge's opinion explained the ruling in detail.

## Derived Forms
- counteropinion
- disopinion
- feelpinion
- imho
- misopinion
- opinionable
- opinionaire
- opinional
- opinionate
- opinionative
- opinioned
- opinionist

## Related Forms
- fact
- opination
- opine
- opinionated

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: opinion
- Root: opīniō

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Opinion comes 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. Modern senses include what someone thinks or believes about a person, thing, or issue and a judgement about how good or valuable someone or something is. The wider word family includes derivatives such as counteropinion, disopinion, feelpinion, imho, misopinion, and opinionable and related forms such as fact, opination, opine, and opinionated.

## Topics
- People & Society

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