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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Opinion \O*pin"ion\, v. t. To opine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Opinion \O*pin"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. [1913 Webster] Opinion is when the assent of the understanding is so far gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inclines to one persuasion than to another, yet not without a mixture of incertainty or doubting. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] I can not put off my opinion so easily. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation. [1913 Webster] I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend. --South. [1913 Webster] However, I have no opinion of those things. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion. --Shak. [1913 Webster] This gained Agricola much opinion, who . . . had made such early progress into laborious . . . enterprises. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {To be of opinion}, to think; to judge. {To hold opinion with}, to agree with. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view; estimation. See {Sentiment}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: opinion n 1: 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?" [syn: {opinion}, {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {view}, {thought}] 2: 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" [syn: {opinion}, {view}] 3: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: {public opinion}, {popular opinion}, {opinion}, {vox populi}] 4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: {opinion}, {legal opinion}, {judgment}, {judgement}] 5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: {opinion}, {ruling}] 6: 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" [syn: {impression}, {feeling}, {belief}, {notion}, {opinion}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: opinion /opinjɔ̃/ opinion