English Explanatory Dictionary

objective

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)

noun

A material object that physically exists.
A goal that is striven for.
The objective case.
a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

Pronunciation

/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ en-us-objective.ogg

Word forms

objective more objective most objective objectives

Etymology

From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.

Synonyms

disinterested unbiased candid cold clinical detached egal equal equitable evenhanded fairhanded fair-minded dispassionate impartial imprejudicate indifferent indistinguishing neuter neutral nonaligned nonpartial nonpartisan nonpersonal objective unbigoted uninterested unpartial unpartisan unprejudiced unprepossessed factual just object case objective case objective lens

Antonyms

subjective

Related words

goal

Derived words

biobjective interobjective multiobjective nonobjective objectivate objectivation objective clause objective correlative objective function objective lens objectively objectiveness objective piece objective synonym objective tinnitus Objectivism objectivist objectivity objectivize orchestrated objective reduction triobjective unobjective behavioral objective cost objective learning objective recovery time objective subobjective teleobjective

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