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

For the federal trial, hundreds of prospective jurors from Manhattan, the Bronx and New York City's northern suburbs will fill out questionnaires in December. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 June 2026

Additionally, the study relied on people filling out questionnaires about their own smoking and vaping habits, which can sometimes lead to underreporting or simple memory errors. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

There will be additional jury questionnaires and the jury pool may be expanded, Graf said. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Feeding sensitive security and infrastructure details into third-party tools also creates a new exposure surface that has to be governed as carefully as the data those questionnaires are meant to protect. — Pukar Hamal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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

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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)