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objective

Pronunciation: /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

The English word “objective” has 11 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.
  6. Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)

noun

  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.

Etymology

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

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