objective

Borrowed from French objectif, from Latin objectivus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/, /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

objective (comparative more objective, superlative most objective)

1. Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
2. Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
3. Based on observed facts; without subjective assessment. [ quotations ▼]
4. (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb. [ quotations ▼]
5. (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.) [ quotations ▼]

Usage notes

• Said of account, judgment, criteria, person, existence, or observation.