o·pin·ion ( -p n yn)n. 1. A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: "The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion" (Elizabeth Drew). 2. A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion. 3. A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts. 4. The prevailing view: public opinion. 5. Law A formal statement by a court or other adjudicative body of the legal reasons and principles for the conclusions of the court. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin op  ni , opnin-, from opn r, to think.]Synonyms: opinion, view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion These nouns signify something a person believes or accepts as being sound or true. Opinion is applicable to a judgment based on grounds insufficient to rule out the possibility of dispute: "A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible" (Woodrow Wilson). View stresses individuality of outlook: "My view is . . . that freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have or the views they express" (Hugo L. Black). Sentiment and especially feeling stress the role of emotion as a determinant: "If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences . . . reason is of no use to us" (George Washington). "There needs protection . . . against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling" (John Stuart Mill). A belief is a conclusion to which one subscribes strongly: "Our belief in any particular natural law cannot have a safer basis than our unsuccessful critical attempts to refute it" (Karl Popper). Conviction is belief that excludes doubt: "the editor's own conviction of what, whether interesting or only important, is in the public interest" (Walter Lippmann). Persuasion applies to a confidently held opinion: "He had a strong persuasion that Likeman was wrong" (H.G. Wells). |
opinion
Noun
1. belief not founded on certainty or proof but on what seems probable
2. evaluation or estimation of a person or thing: they seemed to share my high opinion of her
3. a judgment given by an expert: medical opinion
4. a matter of opinion a point open to question [Latin opinio belief]
Opinion
See also ideas.
1. the state of being at variance with established doctrines or beliefs.
2. a heterodox view or belief.
2. a heterodox view or belief.
a person fond of his own opinions and of making them known.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  opinion - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"idea - a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him" judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" belief - any cognitive content held as true eyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" political sympathies, politics - the opinion you hold with respect to political questions |
| 2. |  opinion - 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; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"adverse opinion - an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, guess, conjecture, hypothesis - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | |
| 3. | opinion - a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" belief - any cognitive content held as true | |
| 4. |  opinion - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right concurring opinion - an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning dissenting opinion - an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case majority opinion - the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') fatwah - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States" dictum, obiter dictum - an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 5. |  opinion - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it fatwa - a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 6. | opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" |
opinion
noun 1. belief, feeling, view, idea, theory, notion, conviction, point of view, sentiment, viewpoint, persuasion, conjecture
noun 2. estimation, view, impression, assessment, judgment, evaluation, conception, appraisal, considered opinion be of the opinion believe, think, hold, consider, judge, suppose, maintain, imagine, guess (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. reckon, conclude, be convinced, speculate, presume, conjecture, postulate, surmise, be under the impression matter of opinion debatable point, debatable, open question, open to question, moot point, open for discussion, matter of judgment
Translations
opinion [əˈpɪnjən] n → opinione f; parere m;
to seek a second opinion (MED etc) → consultarsi con un altro medico etc
n opinion [əˈpinjən]
1 what a person thinks or believes My opinions about education have changed. mening, siening, opinie رأي мнение názor mening; holdning die Meinung γνώμη, άποψη opinión arvamus عقیده mielipide opinion דֵעָה विचार mišljenje, stav vélemény pendapat álit, skoðun opinione 意見 견해 nuomonė, pažiūra, požiūris uzskats; domas pendapat opinie mening, oppfatning pogląd, zdanie opinião opinie, părere взгляд; убеждение názor mnenje mišljenje mening, åsikt ความเห็น görüş, düşünce, fikir 見解 думка, погляд رائے ý kiến 见解
2 a (professional) judgement, usually of a doctor, lawyer etc He wanted a second opinion on his illness. opinie, advies وُجْهَة نَظَر мнение posudek vurdering das Gutachten επαγγελματική γνώμη opinión hinnang نظر کارشناس lausunto avis חַווַת-דַעַת राय mišljenje szakvélemény penilaian álit parere 判断 전문적 의견, 감정 patarimas, konsiliumas, išvada viedoklis pendapat advies uttalelse, vurdering, bedømmelse porada opinião opinie, părere заключение специалиста posudok mnenje mišljenje []utlåtande การประเมิน profesyonel görüş ve tavsiye 鑒定，判斷 висновок фахівця پيشہ ورانہ فيصلہ sự đánh giá 鉴定，判断
3 what one thinks of the worth or value of someone or something I have a very high opinion of his work. dunk تَقْدير، فِكْرَه حَسَنَه عن оценка mínění tanke; opfattelse die Meinung γνώμη για κπ. ή για κτ. opinión arvamus نظر arvostus opinion דֵעָה विचार mišljenje, dojam vélemény penghargaan álit opinione 評価 평가 nuomonė, įvertinimas domas; vērtējums anggapan dunk stor tillit; oppfatning ocena opinião părere оценка; мнение mienka mnenje mišljenje tanke, tankar ทัศนคติ düşünce 評價 думка قيمت sự đánh giá cao 评价
be of the opinion (that)
to think He is of the opinion that nothing more can be done. van gedagte/mening/oordeel wees من رَأيِه، يَعْتَقِد на мнение съм být názoru, že mene der Meinung sein, daß είμαι της γνώμης opinar que arvamusel olema عقیده داشتن که olla sitä mieltä että être d'avis que בְּדֵעָה यह मत है कि držati, misliti azon a véleményen van, hogy berpikir vera þeirrar skoðunar (að) essere dell'opinione che ～と思う manyti domāt; uzskatīt berpendapat van mening zijn ha den oppfatning (at), mene być zdania ser da opinião (de que) a fi de părere că полагать(, что) byť takého názoru, že meniti smatrati vara av den åsikten คิด ... düşüncesinde olmak ...認為... вважати رائے رکھنا cho rằng ...认为...
in my, your etc opinion
according to what I, you etc think In my opinion, he's right. volgens my/jou mening في رأيِ، في اعْتِقاد по мое мнение podle ... názoru efter min mening nach meiner, deiner, etc. Meinung κατά τη γνώμη μου en mi/tu etc opinión minu meelest به نظر mielestäni à mon/votre, etc. avis לְדַעֲתִי मेरे मत, विचार po mojem mišljenju, sudu véleményem szerint menurut pikiran, pendapat að mínu áliti secondo me/te ～の考えによると mano, tavo... nuomone pēc manām (tavām, ...) domām pd pendapat saya naar mijn mening etter min/din osv. mening moim/twoim itp. zdaniem na (minha) opinião după părerea mea/ta etc. по-моему podľa môjho (tvojho ap.) názoru po mojem mnenju po mom mišljenju enligt min (din) åsikt ในความคิดของ ...- e göre 依某人的看法 на мою думку ميري رائے ميں، آپ کي رائے ميں theo tôi 依某人的看法
a matter of opinion
something about which different people (may) have different opinions Whether it is better to marry young or not is a matter of opinion. verskil van mening مَسْألَة رأي въпрос на гледна точка věc názoru et holdningsspørgsmål die Ansichtssache θέμα άποψης ser discutible maitseasi موضوعی که نظرات مختلفی درباره آن وجود دارد makuasia affaire d'opinion עִנייָן שֶׁל הַשקָפָה विवादास्पद बात stvar mišljenja felfogás kérdése soal pendapat álitamál una questione d'opinione 考え方次第 ginčijamas dalykas strīdīgs/diskutējams jautājums cuma pendapat sahaja kwestie van zienswijze smakssak, skjønnssak kwestia zapatrywania uma questão de opinião chestiune de opinie спорный вопрос vec názoru stvar prepričanja stvar mišljenja en fråga om tycke och smak, en fråga som man kan ha olika åsikter om เรื่องที่ถกเถียงกันได้ (kişisel) bir görüş meselesi 看法不同的問題 спірне питання مختلف فيہ một vấn đề còn tranh cãi 看法不同的问题
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