noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
an estimate based on little or no information
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guess, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
History
Etymology
From guess + work. Compare Dutch giswerk (“guesswork”).
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
conjectures
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Chinese Mandarin:
猜測 /猜测
(cāicè)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Chinese Mandarin:
推測 /推测
(tuīcè)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Dutch:
giswerk
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Estonian:
mõistatamine
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Estonian:
oletus
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Finnish:
arvailu
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Finnish:
arvaus
— estimate, judgment or opinion
French:
extrapolation
— estimate, judgment or opinion
German:
Mutmaßung
— estimate, judgment or opinion
German:
Vermutung
— estimate, judgment or opinion
German:
Raterei
— estimate, judgment or opinion
German:
Rätselraten
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Greek:
εικασία
(eikasía)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Greek:
υπολογισμός
(ypologismós)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Greek:
κρίση
(krísi)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Greek:
γνώμη
(gnómi)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Hungarian:
találgatás
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Hungarian:
tippelés
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Ido:
konjekto
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Italian:
supposizione
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Italian:
congettura
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Italian:
ipotesi
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Japanese:
当て推量
(atezuiryou)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Polish:
domysł
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Polish:
przypuszczenie
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Portuguese:
conjeturas
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Portuguese:
suposições
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Portuguese:
achismo
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Russian:
до́мысел
(dómysel)
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Spanish:
adivinanza
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Spanish:
conjeturas
— estimate, judgment or opinion
Spanish:
suposiciones
— estimate, judgment or opinion
