Opinion
nounA view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or certainty.
How to spell opinion
7 letters · 3 syllables
How to pronounce opinion
Say the part in capitals loudest.
What does opinion mean?
- nounA view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or certainty.
Opinion in a sentence
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The committee asked for her opinion before approving the budget.
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In my opinion, the second design is far more practical.
Where does opinion come from?
Language of origin: Latin
The word comes from the Latin opinio, meaning 'a belief, judgement, or supposition', which was built on the verb opinari, meaning 'to think or to suppose'. English took it up in the early 1300s through Old French opinion, with the same sense of a view or estimate held in the mind. From the start it carried the idea of a personal judgement rather than proven fact, and that distinction still shapes how we use it today. The same opinari root sits inside related words such as 'opine', the slightly formal verb meaning to state an opinion. The spelling trap is the single 'n' in the middle followed by '-ion'; writers sometimes want to double a letter, but the word simply runs opin plus ion.
How the word is built
- opin- (from opinari: to think, suppose)
- -ion (noun suffix indicating state or result)
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