subjective.
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
Meaning & usage
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
Pertaining to subjects as opposed to objects (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)
Resulting from or pertaining to personal mindsets or experience, arising from perceptive mental conditions within the brain and not necessarily or directly from external stimuli.
Lacking in reality or substance.
As used by Carl Jung, the innate worldview orientation of the introverted personality types.
Mind-dependent.
Experienced by a person mentally and not directly verifiable by others.
Describing conjugation of a verb that indicates only the subject (agent), not indicating the object (patient) of the action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
Where this word comes from
From Latin subiectīvus, equivalent to subject + -ive.
The subjective case.
A noun or pronoun in the subjective case.
Where this word comes from
From Latin subiectīvus, equivalent to subject + -ive.
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