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subjective
[ suhb-jek-tiv ]
adjective
- existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought ( objective ).
Synonyms: mental
- 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.
Synonyms: inherent, substantial
- 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.
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
noun
- grammar
- the subjective case
- a subjective word or speech element
Derived Forms
- subˈjectively, adverb
- ˌsubjecˈtivity, noun
Other Words From
- sub·jec·tive·ly adverb
- sub·jec·tive·ness noun
- non·sub·jec·tive adjective
- non·sub·jec·tive·ness noun
- qua·si-sub·jec·tive adjective
- un·sub·jec·tive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of subjective1
Example Sentences
Moreover, we don’t generally take these facts to be mere records of our subjective preferences or of cultural norms.
These algorithms may seem mathematical and objective, but Woolley says the system is “incredibly subjective,” with many human decisions behind how and why particular content gets recommended.
There is still almost no scientific understanding of how the “boops” of electrochemical pulses in the brain become the subjective experience of thinking, feeling, or remembering.
However, judging the quality of writing is highly subjective.
Of course, measuring emotions is highly complex, and given how subjective and multifaceted they are, quantitative measurements will never entirely displace the qualitative element of evaluating and describing what we’re thinking and feeling.
For one thing, the subjective/objective distinction is fundamental to Western notions of scholarship, and science itself.
The whole goal is to create an effective experience of fear, which is subjective.
Unless you can find good criticism, which is hard to do, because you get too subjective.
The subjective and unverifiable nature of pain is one of the most challenging aspects of managing it.
These results, of course, are subjective and totally unscientific.
They were not pretenders and quacks; they were sceptics who denied subjective truths, and labored for outward advantage.
He did not deny to ideas a subjective existence, but he did deny that they have an objective existence.
Let us put aside for a moment planetary and sidereal visions, which appear more subjective than objective.
So far as we can learn, the benefit was entirely in the subjective symptoms of the patient.
Mr. Melchers attacks whatever suits his particular mood, and his art is not suggestive of a subjective temperament.
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