questionnaire
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noun
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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.
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If you’re inspired, you can try out our new MarketWatch retirement questionnaire and ask a good, meaty question of your own.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Results from the 2025 survey showed 1,400 people completed the questionnaire, a response rate of 35% of the more than 4,000 households selected.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
New employees complete a questionnaire that asks how they work best, including their time zone, peak work hours and what times of day they’re most distracted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Researchers measured blood levels of homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B12, then evaluated participants' fatigue and motivation using the Chalder Fatigue Scale questionnaire and a Visual Analog Scale.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
And if I become a rich and famous questioner, does that make me a questionnaire?
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
LinkedIn is peppered with stories of job listings requiring candidates to take questionnaires or use specific words or phrases in cover letters, in order to avoid applications spit out by bots.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The tool will learn about users from information in their accounts, and Tinder plans to eventually let people augment that by answering questionnaires and providing access to photo archives, according to the company.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Some clinicians said they might start including questions about colorblindness in screening questionnaires.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some of them were dead, and their families answered the questionnaires about past glyphosate exposure in their stead.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
For years after graduate school, she wrote down poet under profession in questionnaires and income tax forms, and later amended it to writer-slash-teacher.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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