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English noun: opinion | |||
| 1. | opinion (cognition) a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | ||
| Samples | My opinion differs from yours. I am not of your persuasion. What are your thoughts on Haiti?. | ||
| Synonyms | persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belief | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eyes, idea, judgement, judgment, mind, parti pris, pole, political sympathies, politics, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession | ||
| 2. | opinion (communication) 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 | ||
| Samples | His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page. | ||
| Synonyms | view | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adverse opinion, conjecture, guess, hypothesis, position, side, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise | ||
| 3. | opinion (cognition) a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people | ||
| Samples | He asked for a poll of public opinion. | ||
| Synonyms | popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belief | ||
| 4. | opinion (communication) the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision | ||
| Samples | Opinions are usually written by a single judge. | ||
| Synonyms | judgement, judgment, legal opinion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concurring opinion, dictum, dissenting opinion, fatwah, majority opinion, obiter dictum | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 5. | opinion (act) the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | ||
| Synonyms | ruling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | judgement, judgment, judicial decision | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fatwa | ||
| Instance hyponym | Bakke decision | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 6. | opinion (cognition) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | belief, feeling, impression, notion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | effect, first blush, hunch, intuition, presence, suspicion | ||
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