judgment
/ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: judgments
Sense 1
Meaning · English
The act of judging.
Noun
Examples
The key to the situation was judgment of the role the railways could play in modern times.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.
Noun
Examples
a man of judgment / a man of good judgment
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “judgment” mean?
The act of judging.
Is “judgment” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.