Definitions for SUBJECTIVE
səbˈdʒɛk tɪvsub·jec·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. subjectiveadjective

   taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias

   "a subjective judgment"

2. immanent, subjectiveadjective

   of a mental act performed entirely within the mind

   "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. subjectiveadjective

   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.)

2. subjectiveadjective

   Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.

3. subjectiveadjective

   Resulting from or pertaining to personal mindsets or experience, arising from perceptive mental conditions within the brain and not necessarily from external stimuli.

4. subjectiveadjective

   Lacking in reality or substance.

5. subjectiveadjective

   As used by Carl Jung the innate worldview orientation of the introverted personality types.

6. subjectiveadjective

   Experienced by a person mentally and not directly verifiable by others

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subjectiveadjective

   Relating not to the object but the subject.

   Etymology: from subject.

   Certainty, according to the schools, is distinguished into objective and subjective: objective is when the proposition is certainly true in itself; and subjective, when we are certain of the truth of it. Isaac Watts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Subjectiveadjective

   of or pertaining to a subject

2. Subjectiveadjective

   especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in distinction from the outward or material excessively occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal states

3. Subjectiveadjective

   modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer

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1. Subjective

   Subjective vs. Objective -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Subjective and Objective.

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Matched Categories

1. • Philosophy

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUBJECTIVE' in Adjectives Frequency: #946

How to pronounce SUBJECTIVE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say SUBJECTIVE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUBJECTIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUBJECTIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SUBJECTIVE in a Sentence

1. Edward Beck:

   Many believe it has touched holiness, so it becomes a little subjective as to what makes it holy.

2. Van Tol:

   There is a lot of subjective judgment that goes into making an appraisal. That means there is a lot of room for bias, banks should be thinking about who they do business with. Are they inadvertently supporting low valuations in minority communities ?

3. Thomas Troward:

   The subjective mind is entirely under the control of the objective mind. With the utmost fidelity it reproduces and works out to its final consequences whatever the objective mind impresses upon it.

4. Marc Elias:

   I think you'd have to ask Mr. Michael Sussmann, i mean... I don't know. From my standpoint, I would say no. But' on behalf of' is kind of like a subjective-intent thing.

5. Iraq CentCom:

   The IG has a responsibility to investigate all allegations made and we welcome and support their independent oversight, while we cannot comment on ongoing investigations, we can speak to the process and about the valued contributions of the Intelligence Community (IC). The IC routinely produces a wide range of subjective assessments related to the current security environment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SUBJECTIVE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Subjective
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SUBJECTIVE
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUBJECTIVE