What is the difference between guesswork and guess?
guesswork | guess |
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
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To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
(chiefly, US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
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* Alexander Pope
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(obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
* Shakespeare
A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
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Guess is a derived term of guesswork.
As nouns the difference between guesswork and guess
is that guesswork is an estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information while guess is a prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.As a verb guess is
to reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.guesswork
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Alternative forms
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(-)See also
* dead reckoningguess
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
- He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.
- That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.
- Not all together; better far, I guess , / That we do make our entrance several ways.
- But in known images of life I guess / The labour greater.
- Tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess them.
Synonyms
* hypothesize * take a stab * speculateDerived terms
* foreguess * guess what * guessable * guesser * guessing game * guesstimate * guesswork * keep someone guessing * no prize for guessing * out-guess * second-guess * you'll never guessEtymology 2
From (etyl) gesse. Cognate with (etyl) .Noun
(es)- If you don't know the answer, take a guess .