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subjective

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adjective

sub·​jec·​tive (ˌ)səb-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce subjective (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
a
obsolete : of, relating to, or characteristic of one that is a subject especially in lack of freedom of action or in submissiveness
b
: being or relating to a grammatical subject
especially : nominative
2
: of or relating to the essential being of that which has substance, qualities, attributes, or relations
3
a
: characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind : phenomenal compare objective sense 2a
b
: relating to or being experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states
4
a(1)
: peculiar to a particular individual : personal
subjective judgments
(2)
: modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background
a subjective account of the incident
b
: arising from conditions within the brain or sense organs and not directly caused by external stimuli
subjective sensations
c
: arising out of or identified by means of one's perception of one's own states and processes
a subjective symptom of disease
compare objective sense 2c
5
: lacking in reality or substance : illusory
subjectively adverb
subjectiveness noun

subjective

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noun

sub·​jec·​tive (ˌ)səb-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce subjective (audio)
: something that is subjective
also : nominative

Synonyms

Adjective

Example Sentences

Adjective Art is never a commodity. Commodities are identical units of sure value—bushels of wheat, say—whose price fluctuates from time to time and place to place. Art works are one-of-a-kind … items, materially worthless, which have in common that a price is asked for them. Their value is entirely subjective. Peter Schjedlahl, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2009 Our perception of loudness is subjective, but sound has an intensity, independent of our hearing, that is measured in decibels (dB). Jennifer Barone, Discover, July/August 2009 Science is the study of facts—things that are measurable, testable, repeatable, verifiable. I won't bore you with the inevitable discussion of objective reality and how it's ultimately unknowable because we filter it through our individual subjective realities, I'll cut directly to the chase. Science is about the stuff we can agree on. Rocks are hard, water is wet. David Gerrold, Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2005 Besides, I am not doing this for the anthropology. My aim is nothing so mistily subjective as to "experience poverty" or find out how it "really feels" to be a long-term low-wage worker. Barbara Ehrenreich, Harper's, January 1999 Dreaming is a subjective experience. a person's subjective perception of the world Personal taste in clothing is very subjective. In reviewing applicants, we consider both objective criteria, such as test scores, and subjective criteria, such as leadership ability. Law can be maddeningly subjective. So much is left up to your own interpretation. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Fox said the community has enough qualitative data on the LGBTQ+ community based on needs expressed through subjective stories about individual experiences. al, 16 Sep. 2022 And, of course, that's highly individualized and subjective, not reducible to the rankings. David M. Perry, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Seek out those who don’t blur the lines between objective and subjective coverage of a topic, and are instead rigorous about distinguishing the two. Jules Terpak, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Yet Daney’s inhibition about the subjective side of criticism stands in striking contrast to the peremptory enthusiasms of his prime forebears at Cahiers in the fifties. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 As researchers and clinicians know, the best measure of someone’s experience of either pain or pleasure is not the physiological measures, but the person’s subjective ratings. Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022 Film nerds and whiskey nerds are both extremely opinionated about subjects that are ultimately entirely subjective and based on personal taste. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2022 In other cases, Black girls are more likely to receive school discipline outcomes for subjective infractions such as tone of voice, clothing and disrespect compared to other girls. Andrea Joseph-mccatty, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2022 Whether consciously or unconsciously, scientists use subjective language to promote their work. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
Noun
Often called the Banksys of financial fudging and the van Goghs of offshoring pre-tax income to foreign countries, these middle-aged white men will nurture your flair for the subjective. Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2022 If the subjective is no longer available as a method of entry, the critic must find alternative admission. SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022 The zaniness goes beyond the subjective: There are historical data points that show just how anomalous these playoffs have been. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 Though famed as a regional pictorialist, her writing seems remarkably modern in its incorporation of the subjective and eroticism into narratives. John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021 But Ryan Germany, the general counsel in Raffensperger's office, said if the state doesn't switch from a subjective to an objective way of verifying absentee ballots, election officials could become targets, as some were after November. Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

see subject entry 1

Noun

see subject entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subjective was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing subjective

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