judgment

CEFRC1

/ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An opinion formed by judging something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.

Examples

  • I didn't have time to think. I had to make a judgment call.

  • Thinking is difficult, and therefore many people only pass judgment.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.

  2. The act of judging.

  3. The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.

More examples

In context

  • a man of judgment / a man of good judgment

  • a politician without judgment

  • Hermia. I would my father look'd but with my eyes. Theseus. Rather your eyes must with his judgment look.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English juggement, borrowed from Old French jugement, from Late Latin iūdicāmentum, from Latin iūdicō. Partially displaced doom. By surface analysis, judge + -ment.