opinion
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
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.
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.
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OPINION at a glance
OPINION has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (O 1 + P 3 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,191 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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