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objective.

Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/Received-Pronunciation/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/Received-Pronunciation/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/Canada, General-American/əbˈd͡ʒek.tɪv/Australia
  1. Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.

  2. Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.

  3. Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.

  4. Mind-independent

  5. Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.

    The objective complement in "She makes us angry" is the adjective "angry".
  6. Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/Received-Pronunciation/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/Received-Pronunciation/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/Canada, General-American/əbˈd͡ʒek.tɪv/Australia
  1. A material object that physically exists.

  2. A goal that is striven for.

  3. The objective case.

  4. a noun or pronoun in the objective case.

  5. The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

Where this word comes from

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

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