What does subjective mean?
Definitions for subjective
səbˈdʒɛk tɪvsub·jec·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
subjectiveadjective
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
"a subjective judgment"
immanent, subjectiveadjective
of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
"a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
Wiktionary
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.)
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.
subjectiveadjective
Resulting from or pertaining to personal mindsets or experience, arising from perceptive mental conditions within the brain and not necessarily from external stimuli.
subjectiveadjective
Lacking in reality or substance.
subjectiveadjective
As used by Carl Jung the innate worldview orientation of the introverted personality types.
subjectiveadjective
Experienced by a person mentally and not directly verifiable by others
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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subjective
Subjective refers to ideas, feelings, or perceptions that are based on an individual's personal perspectives, feelings, beliefs, or opinions rather than facts or evidence. It is often influenced by personal biases and is unique to each person.
Webster Dictionary
Subjectiveadjective
of or pertaining to a subject
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
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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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'subjective' in Adjectives Frequency: #946
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of subjective in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of subjective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of subjective in a Sentence
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.
It's unfortunate and shocking to learn for the first time this week that Brian felt differently about our interview with him, for Brian to make an assumption about my appearance and state of mind early that morning was subjective, hurtful and just plain wrong. If I appeared' disheveled,' as he claimed, it was because we had flown in during the middle of the night -- immediately following another interview in Denver -- and were going on a few hours of sleep to meet the only window provided to us.
Every one of us that have a subjective memory complaint will not have a future stroke, by no means is it a 100 percent connection between subjective memory complaints and future stroke.
Staying with statements that are still assertive, but placed in the subjective format can help in debate, conversations and communication. It can open as many doors for authority, while applying humility and honor for another persons views.
Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction, of conversation, of naming, etc. with the consequence that it immediately becomes possible for a certain amount of control to be exerted over these hitherto unconscious and uncontrollable processes.
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