- opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
--1 is a kind of belief
--1 has particulars:idea; judgment, judgement, mind; eyes; preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion; pole; politics, political sympathies Derived form: verb opine2 - public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi - a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"
--2 is a kind of belief
- opinion, view - 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"
--3 is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--3 has particulars:adverse opinion; guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis; side, position Derived form: verb opine1 - opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement - the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
--4 is a kind of legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
--4 has particulars:concurring opinion; dissenting opinion; majority opinion; fatwah; obiter dictum, dictum - opinion, ruling - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
--5 is a kind of judgment, judgement, judicial decision
--5 has particulars: Bakke decision; fatwa - impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion - 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"
--6 is a kind of idea, thought
--6 has particulars:presence; effect; first blush; intuition, hunch, suspicion