questionnaire
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Submitted to people to gain statistical information.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kwehschuhnehrSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
kwɛstʃəˈnɛɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.
verb
transitive
To survey using questionnaires.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: A form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
Used this way, questionnaire is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use questionnaire
- “Please fill out this short questionnaire about your experience.”
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A self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits.
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