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subjective

sub·jec·tive
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh b-jek-tiv]
    • /səbˈdʒɛk tɪv/
    • /səbˈdʒek.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-jek-tiv]
    • /səbˈdʒɛk tɪv/

Definitions of subjective word

  • adjective subjective existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective). 1
  • adjective subjective pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual: a subjective evaluation. 1
  • adjective subjective placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions, etc.; unduly egocentric. 1
  • adjective subjective Philosophy. relating to or of the nature of an object as it is known in the mind as distinct from a thing in itself. 1
  • adjective subjective relating to properties or specific conditions of the mind as distinguished from general or universal experience. 1
  • adjective subjective pertaining to the subject or substance in which attributes inhere; essential. 1
See all 26 definitions of subjective

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Origin of subjective

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English: pertaining to a subject of a ruler < Latin subjectīvus; see subject, -ive

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Parts of speech for Subjective

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Subjective

subjective popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

subjective usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for subjective

adj subjective

  • alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
  • apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
  • arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
  • asomatous — having no material body; incorporeal.
  • astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.

adjective subjective

  • anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
  • disbodied — (archaic) disembodied.
  • egotistic — Egotistical.
  • endogenous — Having an internal cause or origin.
  • enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
All 47 Synonyms of subjective

Antonyms for subjective

adj subjective

  • be had — To be deceived.
  • clinical — Clinical means involving or relating to the direct medical treatment or testing of patients.
  • couldn't care less — If you say that you couldn't care less about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you are not interested in them or worried about them. In American English, you can also say that you could care less, with the same meaning.
  • dehiscent — (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen

adjective subjective

  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
  • meditated — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
  • nonaligned — not aligned: nonaligned machine parts.
  • nonbelligerent — of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
All 27 Antonyms of subjective

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Related words

  • expressionism

    A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.

  • internalize

    to incorporate (the cultural values, mores, motives, etc., of another or of a group), as through learning, socialization, or identification.

  • judgment call

    Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.

  • subjective idealism

    a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.

  • advocacy journalism

    journalism that promotes a cause or expresses a subjective viewpoint.

  • behaviorism

    Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
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