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OPINION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
Synonyms:
opinion; ruling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("opinion" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opinion"):
fatwa (a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority)
Instance hyponyms:
Bakke decision (a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example:
I had a feeling that she was lying
Synonyms:
belief; feeling; impression; notion; opinion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("opinion" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opinion"):
presence (the impression that something is present)
effect (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived))
first blush (at the first glimpse or impression)
hunch; intuition; suspicion (an impression that something might be the case)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Example:
what are your thoughts on Haiti?
Synonyms:
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("opinion" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opinion"):
political sympathies; politics (the opinion you hold with respect to political questions)
pole (one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions)
parti pris; preconceived idea; preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; prepossession (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence)
eyes (opinion or judgment)
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
idea (a personal view)
Derivation:
opine (expect, believe, or suppose)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
Example:
he asked for a poll of public opinion
Synonyms:
opinion; popular opinion; public opinion; vox populi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("opinion" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
Example:
opinions are usually written by a single judge
Synonyms:
judgement; judgment; legal opinion; opinion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("opinion" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opinion"):
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)
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)
Sense 6
Meaning:
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
Example:
his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
Synonyms:
opinion; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("opinion" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opinion"):
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)
conjecture; guess; hypothesis; speculation; supposition; surmisal; surmise (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
position; side (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute)
Derivation:
opine (express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation)
Context examples:
“There were,” said he, “one or two very remarkable things. Perhaps when I have finished at the police-station you would care to come out and give me your opinion of them.”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I know, I feel she was innocent; you are of the same opinion, and that confirms me.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Refers to data that is useful in forming an opinion or judging an outcome.
(Informative, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective answer indicating the opinion of not being skilled.
(Not at all good, NCI Thesaurus)
Get a second opinion about treatment options.
(Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
A position, opinion or judgment reached after consideration by a physician with reference to subject.
(Physician Decision, NCI Thesaurus)
Well, I don’t see no such difference as all that comes to, and I’m putting ten guineas on my opinion.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“For I have formed a good opinion of you, and can see that you are one who may be trusted,” said the Lady Loring.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A subjective answer indicating the opinion of being well skilled.
(Extremely good, NCI Thesaurus)
A position, opinion, or judgment reached on an issue under consideration.
(Decision, NCI Thesaurus)
