ween
1
9.9
A personal opinion or belief held privately
- noun
- /wiːn/
- Archaic
:
opinión
- Her personal ween about the future often made her feel anxious and uncertain.
Examples
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"A ween that is still wearing its hat."
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Not quite teens, not quite weens.
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What's a ween?
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"Hallowed ween," said Lexie.
Fiction book (2000) -
In my youth, I would often ween that I could one day be a great artist.
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Despite popular opinion, I still ween that kindness is the most important quality a person can have.
Synonyms
opinion
vsween
∞
1.0
A person's view about something
is an older and usually private personal belief rather than a public judgment
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ween comes from the old English noun wēn, which meant 'hope' or 'expectation', so a ween is an old way to talk about a private opinion or belief.