opinionableadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈpɪnjənəbl/, U.S.

/əˈpɪnj(ə)nəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opinion n., -able suffix.

Etymology: < opinion n. + -able suffix. Compare earlier opinable adj. and later opinion v.

= opinable adj. Also as n.: an object of opinion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > based on opinion

opinablec1450

opinativec1450

opinionablea1490

opiniative1593

opinionative1610

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] > object of opinion

opinionable1656

doxastic1794

a1490 G. Ripley Epist. Edward IV in Compend of Alchemy (1591) sig. L4 Conceiue you may this science is not opinionable.

1615–20 C. More Life Sir T. Moore (1828) 317 A marvellous opinionable problem of Sheep.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 67 If intellect differ from true opinion, that which is intelligible differeth from that which is opinionable; and if so, there are intelligibles distinct from opinionables.

1870 D. F. Cocker tr. Plato in Christianity & Greek Philos. 342 The opinionable is to the knowable as the image to the reality.

1910 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37 3 The separations of this nature are well defined and not of trivial and opinionable character.

1991 E. Fishman Public Policy & Public Good 20 This thing is opinionable, not knowable, because it is a thing that exists between being and not-being.

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

单词	opinionable
释义	opinionableadj.n. Brit. /əˈpɪnjənəbl/, U.S. /əˈpɪnj(ə)nəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opinion n., -able suffix. Etymology: < opinion n. + -able suffix. Compare earlier opinable adj. and later opinion v. = opinable adj. Also as n.: an object of opinion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] > based on opinion opinablec1450 opinativec1450 opinionablea1490 opiniative1593 opinionative1610 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] > object of opinion opinionable1656 doxastic1794 a1490 G. Ripley Epist. Edward IV in Compend of Alchemy (1591) sig. L4 Conceiue you may this science is not opinionable. 1615–20 C. More Life Sir T. Moore (1828) 317 A marvellous opinionable problem of Sheep. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 67 If intellect differ from true opinion, that which is intelligible differeth from that which is opinionable; and if so, there are intelligibles distinct from opinionables. 1870 D. F. Cocker tr. Plato in Christianity & Greek Philos. 342 The opinionable is to the knowable as the image to the reality. 1910 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37 3 The separations of this nature are well defined and not of trivial and opinionable character. 1991 E. Fishman Public Policy & Public Good 20 This thing is opinionable, not knowable, because it is a thing that exists between being and not-being. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1490
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