English Explanatory Dictionary

questionnaire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey.
verb
  1. To survey using questionnaires.

Pronunciation

/ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/ /ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-questionnaire.wav /ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-questionnaire.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-questionnaire.wav

Word forms

questionnaire questionnaires questionnairing questionnaired

Etymology

Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query).

Related words

question

Derived words

equestionnaire heteroquestionnaire opinionaire opinionnaire postquestionnaire prequestionnaire
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