questionnaire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of questionnaire
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to question ( er ) to question + -aire; see -ary
Explanation
A questionnaire is a form containing a set of questions. After the opening night of your new restaurant, ask your customers to fill out a questionnaire so they can help you know what still needs work. You write a questionnaire to take a snapshot of what a group of people think. They're not opportunities for deep response, but are good for collecting statistics. If you're hosting a big party, distribute a short questionnaire beforehand to find out how many people are coming, and what music they want the dj to play. If you prefer an older version of the word, say you're giving them a questionary.
Vocabulary lists containing questionnaire
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Example Sentences
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When the children reached 36 months of age, researchers assessed their neurodevelopment using a behavioral questionnaire and looked for connections between developmental outcomes, gut microbes, and epigenetic patterns.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
More than 600 responded to a BBC Radio 5 Live questionnaire, distributed by carer support network Mobilise, with more than a third saying that someone in their household had given up work to care.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
And Musk didn’t disappoint those who see him as a “world-class jerk,” as one juror described him in a questionnaire before the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Peterson has another separate claim in court alleging juror misconduct in his murder trial, arguing that a juror provided false answers in a questionnaire.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Having seen firsthand that the conventional method of data gathering was in this case absurd, Venkatesh vowed to scrap his questionnaire and embed himself with the gang.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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