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

To study this, researchers surveyed university students using psychological questionnaires measuring their levels of emotional reactivity, fear of negative evaluation and physical stress symptoms. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

Symptom reporting relied on caregiver questionnaires rather than clinical diagnosis or lab tests, which may introduce reporting bias. —New Atlas, 3 July 2025

Equally, while no one met the clinical diagnostic criteria for depression, those with higher scores on questionnaires measuring depression tended to breathe in more forcefully and take longer pauses after exhaling while awake. —Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025

People who scored higher on anxiety questionnaires, for instance, had shorter inhales and more varied pauses in breath during sleep. —Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 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

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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)