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

After the Surfside disaster, Fannie Mae began requiring condo associations to fill out extensive questionnaires detailing their finances and building conditions to submit to a bank or lender when a unit owner wants to sell to a buyer who is seeking financing. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025

The jury is to be selected from St. Charles County, with questionnaires being sent out in early August and the final selection to begin in mid-September. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025

Judge Arun Subramanian said potential jurors will receive questionnaires on Apr. 28, will be questioned in person starting May 5, and pushed back opening arguments to May 12, giving the two sides several weeks to find an impartial panel to weigh the high-profile case. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025

When the team compared the genetic obesity risk scores with the data gathered from the questionnaires, quite a few myths got busted. —Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 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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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)