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English Dictionary: opinion	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for opinion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opinion n 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?" Synonym(s): opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought 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" Synonym(s): opinion, view a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" Synonym(s): public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" Synonym(s): opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) Synonym(s): opinion, ruling 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" Synonym(s): impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opinion \Opin"ion\, n. [F., from L. opinio. See {Opine}.] 1. That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action. Opinion* is when the assent of the understanding is so far gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inclines to one persussion than to another, yet not without a mixture of incertainty or doubting. --Sir M. Hale. I can not put off my opinion so easily. --Shak. 2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation. I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people. --Shak. Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend. --South. However, I have no opinion of those things. --Bacon. 3. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem. [Obs.] Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion. --Shak. This gained Agricola much opinion, who . . . had made such early progress into laborious . . . enterprises. --Milton. 4. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Law.) The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted. {To be of opinion}, to think; to judge. {To hold opinion with}, to agree with. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view; estimation. See {Sentiment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opinion \O*pin"ion\, v. t. To opine. [Obs.]