questionnaire

noun

ques·​tion·​naire ˌkwes-chə-ˈner 

ˌkwesh-

1

: a set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals

2

: a written or printed questionnaire often with spaces for answers

3

: a survey made by the use of a questionnaire

Examples of questionnaire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Various versions of the questionnaires were sent out starting Wednesday, and the deadlines appear to range from midnight on Friday to 5 p.m. Monday. —Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, flashes of signs and fleeting memories — and, sometimes, ink-blot tests and medical questionnaires and test-answer forms — interrupt Maria’s reveries. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025

Those employees were also asked to answer a questionnaire. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025

For instance, a recent study analyzing UPF intake and heart disease risk in nearly 300,000 people found that those who reported eating the most UPFs (via food questionnaires over several years) had a 23% greater risk of developing coronary heart disease than those who ate the least. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from questionner to question, from Middle French, from question, noun

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for questionnaire

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• doctrinaire
• earthenware
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• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Kids Definition

questionnaire

noun

ques·​tion·​naire ˌkwes-chə-ˈna(ə)r 

-ˈne(ə)r

: a set of questions to be asked of a number of persons usually in order to gather information (as on opinions)