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objective


 
  Grep  of  noun  objective 
  objective 
  objective  case 
  objectiveness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  objective 
 
  The  noun  objective  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (39)  aim  object,  objective,  target  --  (the  goal  intended  to  be  attained  (and  which  is  believed  to  be  attainable);  "the  sole  object  of  her  trip  was  to  see  her  children") 
  2.  objective,  object  glass  --  (the  lens  or  system  of  lenses  nearest  the  object  being  viewed) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  objective 
 
  The  adj  objective  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  objective,  nonsubjective  --  (undistorted  by  emotion  or  personal  bias;  based  on  observable  phenomena;  "an  objective  appraisal";  "objective  evidence") 
  2.  objective,  accusative  --  ((grammar)  serving  as  or  indicating  the  object  of  a  verb  or  of  certain  prepositions  and  used  for  certain  other  purposes;  "objective  case";  "accusative  endings") 
  3.  objective  --  (emphasizing  or  expressing  things  as  perceived  without  distortion  of  personal  feelings  or  interpretation;  "objective  art") 
  4.  objective  --  (belonging  to  immediate  experience  of  actual  things  or  events;  "concrete  benefits";  "a  concrete  example";  "there  is  no  objective  evidence  of  anything  of  the  kind") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  objective 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  objective 
 
  Sense  1 
  objective  (vs.  subjective),  nonsubjective 
 
  subjective  (vs.  objective) 
  =>  personal 
  =>  prejudiced 
  =>  unobjective,  unverifiable 
 
  Sense  3 
  objective 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  representational)  ->  nonrepresentational 
 
  Sense  4 
  objective 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  concrete)  ->  abstract 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  objective 
 
  4  senses  of  objective 
 
  Sense  1 
  objective  (vs.  subjective),  nonsubjective 
  =>  clinical 
  =>  impersonal,  neutral 
  =>  verifiable 
 
  Sense  2 
  objective,  accusative 
  Pertains  to  noun  objective  case  (Sense  1) 
  =>accusative,  accusative  case,  objective  case 
  =>  oblique,  oblique  case 
 
  Sense  3 
  objective 
  =>  representational  (vs.  nonrepresentational) 
 
  Sense  4 
  objective 
  =>  concrete  (vs.  abstract) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  objective 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  objective 
 
  objective  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  objective 
  nonobjective 
  objective 
  unobjective 
 
  Overview  of  noun  objective 
 
  The  noun  objective  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (39)  aim  object,  objective,  target  --  (the  goal  intended  to  be  attained  (and  which  is  believed  to  be  attainable);  "the  sole  object  of  her  trip  was  to  see  her  children") 
  2.  objective,  object  glass  --  (the  lens  or  system  of  lenses  nearest  the  object  being  viewed) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  objective 
 
  The  adj  objective  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  objective,  nonsubjective  --  (undistorted  by  emotion  or  personal  bias;  based  on  observable  phenomena;  "an  objective  appraisal";  "objective  evidence") 
  2.  objective,  accusative  --  ((grammar)  serving  as  or  indicating  the  object  of  a  verb  or  of  certain  prepositions  and  used  for  certain  other  purposes;  "objective  case";  "accusative  endings") 
  3.  objective  --  (emphasizing  or  expressing  things  as  perceived  without  distortion  of  personal  feelings  or  interpretation;  "objective  art") 
  4.  objective  --  (belonging  to  immediate  experience  of  actual  things  or  events;  "concrete  benefits";  "a  concrete  example";  "there  is  no  objective  evidence  of  anything  of  the  kind") 



objective definition