subjective

[ suhb-jek-tiv ]

/ səbˈdʒɛk tɪv /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR subjective ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).

pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual: a subjective evaluation.

placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions, etc.; unduly egocentric.

Philosophy. relating to or of the nature of an object as it is known in the mind as distinct from a thing in itself.

relating to properties or specific conditions of the mind as distinguished from general or universal experience.

pertaining to the subject or substance in which attributes inhere; essential.

Grammar.

pertaining to or constituting the subject of a sentence.
(in English and certain other languages) noting a case specialized for that use, as He in He hit the ball.
similar to such a case in meaning.Compare nominative.

Obsolete. characteristic of a political subject; submissive.

Origin of subjective

1400–50; late Middle English: pertaining to a subject of a ruler < Latin subjectīvus; see subject, -ive

SYNONYMS FOR subjective

1 mental.

6 substantial, inherent.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR subjective ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM subjective

sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb sub·jec·tive·ness, noun non·sub·jec·tive, adjective non·sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb

non·sub·jec·tive·ness, noun qua·si-sub·jec·tive, adjective qua·si-sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb un·sub·jec·tive, adjective un·sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby subjective

subject matter, subject to, be, subject-raising, subjectify, subjection, subjective, subjective complement, subjective idealism, subjective intension, subjective sensation, subjective spirit

Example sentences from the Web for subjectively

He knows the native objectively as I never will; and subjectively as well if not better.

The Leopard Woman |Stewart Edward White
Subjectively, the breaking down is aided by our own sense of false and narrow limitations.

The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort
You have a human belief or opinion, which objectively is true; but subjectively in yourselves, you have no true, divine belief.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
To refer value to choice or desire, for example, is in that case to say that value is subjectively conditioned.

Essays in Experimental Logic |John Dewey

To imagine beauty is really to see it—not objectively, perhaps, but subjectively beyond all possibility of doubt.

Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn |Lafcadio Hearn

British Dictionary definitions for subjectively

subjective

/ (səbˈdʒɛktɪv) /

adjective

belonging to, proceeding from, or relating to the mind of the thinking subject and not the nature of the object being considered

of, relating to, or emanating from a person's emotions, prejudices, etc subjective views

relating to the inherent nature of a person or thing; essential

existing only as perceived and not as a thing in itself

med (of a symptom, condition, etc) experienced only by the patient and incapable of being recognized or studied by anyone else

grammar denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, esp in languages having only two cases, that identifies the subject of a finite verb and (in formal use in English) is selected for predicate complements, as in It is I See also nominative (def. 1)

noun

grammar

the subjective case
a subjective word or speech element

Abbreviation: subj

Compare objective (def. 10)

Derived forms of subjective

subjectively, adverb subjectivity or subjectiveness, noun

Medical definitions for subjectively

subjective

[ səb-jĕk′tĭv ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a symptom or condition perceived by the patient and not by the examiner.

Existing only in the mind; illusory.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

subjective

adjective

Origin of subjective

SYNONYMS FOR subjective

OTHER WORDS FROM subjective

Words nearby subjective

Example sentences from the Web for subjectively

British Dictionary definitions for subjectively

adjective

noun

Derived forms of subjective

Medical definitions for subjectively

adj.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

subjective

adjective

Origin of subjective

SYNONYMS FOR subjective

OTHER WORDS FROM subjective

Words nearby subjective

Words related to subjectively

Example sentences from the Web for subjectively

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for subjectively

adjective

noun

Derived forms of subjective

Medical definitions for subjectively

adj.

British Dictionary definitions for subjectively