objective

[ uhb-jek-tiv ]

/ əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /

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noun

something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.

Grammar.

Also called objective case. (in English and some other languages) a case specialized for the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition, as him in The boy hit him, or me in He comes to me with his troubles.
a word in that case.

Also called object glass, object lens, objective lens. Optics. (in a telescope, microscope, camera, or other optical system) the lens or combination of lenses that first receives the rays from the object and forms the image in the focal plane of the eyepiece, as in a microscope, or on a plate or screen, as in a camera.

adjective

being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions.

not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.

intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book.

being the object of perception or thought; belonging to the object of thought rather than to the thinking subject (opposed to subjective).

of or relating to something that can be known, or to something that is an object or a part of an object; existing independent of thought or an observer as part of reality.

Grammar.

pertaining to the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition.
(in English and some other languages) noting the objective case.
similar to such a case in meaning.
(in case grammar) pertaining to the semantic role of a noun phrase that denotes something undergoing a change of state or bearing a neutral relation to the verb, as the rock in The rock moved or in The child threw the rock.

being part of or pertaining to an object to be drawn: an objective plane.

Medicine/Medical. (of a symptom) discernible to others as well as the patient.

Origin of objective

1610–20; < Medieval Latin objectīvus, equivalent to Latin object(us) (see object) + -īvus -ive

SYNONYMS FOR objective

1 object, destination, aim.

5 impartial, fair, impersonal, disinterested.

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ANTONYMS FOR objective

5 personal.

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OTHER WORDS FROM objective

ob·jec·tive·ly, adverb ob·jec·tive·ness, noun pre·ob·jec·tive, adjective qua·si-ob·jec·tive, adjective

qua·si-ob·jec·tive·ly, adverb sem·i·ob·jec·tive, adjective sem·i·ob·jec·tive·ly, adverb sem·i·ob·jec·tive·ness, noun un·ob·jec·tive, adjective un·ob·jec·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby objective

object-oriented programming, object., objectify, objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement, objective correlative, objective danger, objective genitive

Example sentences from the Web for objectively

Objectively, they are not just riding with the tide, but helping to guide its very direction.

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This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial.

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And never have I met a group of people as doggedly convinced that their opinion is “objectively” correct as gamers.

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Levine has done a remarkably good job of making us forget that he is, objectively, a physically sexy man.

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But in federal court, if you pursue an “objectively baseless” claim, you can be sanctioned by the court (PDF) under Rule 11.

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All the subjective theories fail, because the moral quality is objectively real to the percipient conscience.

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They present us human motives in the only form in which we can know them objectively, namely, as behavior.

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Senator Crane deliberately stilled his rage and objectively considered what he should do about it.

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The evidence of design in nature can be represented either subjectively or objectively.

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His speech was apparently dispassionate, and his arguments were set forth clearly and objectively.

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British Dictionary definitions for objectively

objective

/ (əbˈdʒɛktɪv) /

adjective

existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions are there objective moral values?

undistorted by emotion or personal bias

of or relating to actual and external phenomena as opposed to thoughts, feelings, etc

med (of disease symptoms) perceptible to persons other than the individual affected

grammar denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, esp in languages having only two cases, that is used to identify the direct object of a finite verb or preposition and for various other purposes. In English the objective case of pronouns is also used in many elliptical constructions (as in Poor me! Who, him?), as the subject of a gerund (as in It was me helping him), informally as a predicate complement (as in It's me), and in nonstandard use as part of a compound subject (as in John, Larry, and me went fishing) See also accusative

of, or relating to a goal or aim

noun

the object of one's endeavours; goal; aim

Also called: objective point military a place or position towards which forces are directed

an actual phenomenon; reality

grammar

the objective case
a word or speech element in the objective case

Also called: object glass optics

the lens or combination of lenses nearest to the object in an optical instrument
the lens or combination of lenses forming the image in a camera or projector

Abbreviation: objCompare: subjective

Derived forms of objective

objectival (ˌɒbdʒɛkˈtaɪvəl), adjective objectively, adverb objectivity or rare objectiveness, noun

Medical definitions for objectively

objective

[ əb-jĕk′tĭv ]

n.

The lens or lenses in the lower end of a microscope or other optical instrument that first receives light rays from the object being examined and forms its image.

adj.

Based on observable phenomena; presented factually.

Indicating a symptom or condition perceived as a sign of disease by someone other than the person affected.

Scientific definitions for objectively

objective

[ əb-jĕk′tĭv ]

The lens or mirror in a microscope or other optical instrument that first receives light rays from the object and forms the image.

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