Oceniony

Oceniony is a Polish adjective formed from the verb oceniać (to evaluate, to assess) by the participial suffix -ony. It denotes that something has been evaluated or rated by someone and has received an assessment or value as a result. As a modifier, oceniony agrees with the gender and number of the noun it describes.

Morphology and forms are standard for Polish past passive participles. Masculine singular is oceniony; feminine singular oceniona; neuter singular ocenione. In plural, masculine personal is ocenieni, while feminine and neuter plural forms are ocenione. The word can function either predicatively (Film był oceniony pozytywnie) or attributively (wysoko oceniony film).

Usage and nuance: oceniony primarily relates to an external assessment—whether by experts, critics, reviewers, or evaluators. It can convey a positive or negative result, depending on context (for example, „dobrze oceniony” or „źle oceniony”). It is distinct from cenić (to value) or wycenić (to appraise monetarily, assign monetary value). In everyday language, it often appears in contexts such as reviews, audits, competitions, or performance assessments.

Examples of common collocations include: wysokо oceniony (highly rated), pozytywnie oceniony (evaluated positively), and zostać ocenionym przez jury (to be judged by a jury). The term is widely understood in journalism, academia, and everyday speech as indicating that an evaluation has taken place.

See also: ocena, oceniać, oceniający.