opinionaladj.

Brit.

/əˈpɪnjənl/, U.S.

/əˈpɪnjən(ə)l/

Forms: see opinion n. and -al suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opinion n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < opinion n. + -al suffix¹. Compare opinial adj. (also in Pecock: see quot. c1454).

rare.

Of the nature of or based on opinion; conjectural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [adjective]

opinablec1450

opinativec1450

opinialc1454

opinionalc1454

opinionate1553

opiniative1593

opinionous1666

doxastic1794

opinionative1894

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 64 An oþir maner..may be clepid opynyonal feiþ, for þat he is lijk to þe seid opynyoun for defaut of certeynte.

1725–44 J. Lewis Life Pecock 200 Shewing that faith in this life is only probable or opinional not sciential, which, the Bishop says, is had in the blisse of heaven.

1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. 84 No mere body of opinional truths or doctrines.

1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 68 Our notional and opinional relation to the total environment.

1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 333 What one is speaking about is an opinional function, not an opinion.

1999 UNIX Review's Performance Computing (Nexis) 17 24 I'll even contradict a few of last month's musings, invoking something pundits and politicians refer to as ‘opinional flexibility’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opinional
释义	opinionaladj. Brit. /əˈpɪnjənl/, U.S. /əˈpɪnjən(ə)l/ Forms: see opinion n. and -al suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opinion n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < opinion n. + -al suffix¹. Compare opinial adj. (also in Pecock: see quot. c1454). rare. Of the nature of or based on opinion; conjectural. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [adjective] opinablec1450 opinativec1450 opinialc1454 opinionalc1454 opinionate1553 opiniative1593 opinionous1666 doxastic1794 opinionative1894 c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 64 An oþir maner..may be clepid opynyonal feiþ, for þat he is lijk to þe seid opynyoun for defaut of certeynte. 1725–44 J. Lewis Life Pecock 200 Shewing that faith in this life is only probable or opinional not sciential, which, the Bishop says, is had in the blisse of heaven. 1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. 84 No mere body of opinional truths or doctrines. 1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 68 Our notional and opinional relation to the total environment. 1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 333 What one is speaking about is an opinional function, not an opinion. 1999 UNIX Review's Performance Computing (Nexis) 17 24 I'll even contradict a few of last month's musings, invoking something pundits and politicians refer to as ‘opinional flexibility’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1454
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