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opinion > 6 senses
NOUN1opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thoughtA personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
2opinion, public opinion, popular opinion, vox populiA belief or sentiment shared by most people
3opinion, viewA message expressing a belief about something
4opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgementThe legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
5opinion, rulingThe reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
6opinion, impression, feeling, belief, notionA vague idea in which some confidence is placed
opinion > pronunciation
Soundsahpih'nyahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
opinion > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.
Examples"my opinion differs from yours"
Synonymssentiment, persuasion, view, thought
Narroweridea; judgment, judgement, mind; eyes; preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion; pole; politics, political sympathies
Broaderbelief
Verbsopine
opinion > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA belief or sentiment shared by most people. The voice of the people.
Examples"he asked for a poll of public opinion"
Synonymspublic opinion, popular opinion, vox populi
Broaderbelief
opinion > noun 3, communication
MeaningA message expressing a belief about something. The expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.
Examples"his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
Synonymsview
Narroweradverse opinion; guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis; side, position
Broadermessage, content, subject matter, substance
Verbsopine
opinion > noun 4, communication
MeaningThe legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision.
Examples"opinions are usually written by a single judge"
Synonymslegal opinion, judgment, judgement
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Narrowerconcurring opinion; dissenting opinion; majority opinion; fatwah; obiter dictum, dictum
Broaderlegal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
opinion > noun 5, act
MeaningThe reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself).
Synonymsruling
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
NarrowerBakke decision; fatwa
Broaderjudgment, judgement, judicial decision
opinion > noun 6, cognition
MeaningA vague idea in which some confidence is placed.
Synonymsimpression, feeling, belief, notion
Narrowerpresence; effect; first blush; intuition, hunch, suspicion
Broaderidea, thought

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