subjective
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tɪv adjective
1.
2.
pertaining to or characteristic of an individual; personal; individual: a subjective evaluation.
3.
placing excessive emphasis on one's own moods, attitudes, opinions, etc.; unduly egocentric.
4.
Philosophy. relating to or of the nature of an object as it is known in the mind as distinct from a thing in itself.
5.
relating to properties or specific conditions of the mind as distinguished from general or universal experience.
6.
pertaining to the subject or substance in which attributes inhere; essential.
7.
Grammar.
a.
pertaining to or constituting the subject of a sentence.
b.
(in English and certain other languages) noting a case specialized for that use, as He in He hit the ball.
c.
similar to such a case in meaning. Compare nominative.
8.
Obsolete. characteristic of a political subject; submissive.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English: pertaining to a subject of a ruler < Latin subjectīvus; see subject, -ive
1400–50; late Middle English: pertaining to a subject of a ruler < Latin subjectīvus; see subject, -ive
Related forms
sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb
sub·jec·tive·ness, noun
non·sub·jec·tive, adjective
non·sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb
non·sub·jec·tive·ness, noun
qua·si-sub·jec·tive, adjective
qua·si-sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb
un·sub·jec·tive, adjective
un·sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. mental. 6. substantial, inherent.
1. mental. 6. substantial, inherent.
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subjective (səbˈdʒɛktɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | belonging to, proceeding from, or relating to the mind of the thinking subject and not the nature of the object being considered |
| 2. | of, relating to, or emanating from a person's emotions, prejudices, etc: subjective views |
| 3. | relating to the inherent nature of a person or thing; essential |
| 4. | existing only as perceived and not as a thing in itself |
| 5. | med (of a symptom, condition, etc) experienced only by the patient and incapable of being recognized or studied by anyone else |
| 6. | grammar See also nominative denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, esp in languages having only two cases, that identifies the subject of a finite verb and (in formal use in English) is selected for predicate complements, as in It is I |
| —n | |
| 7. | grammar |
| a. the subjective case | |
| b. a subjective word or speech element | |
| sub'jectively | |
| —adv | |
| subjec'tivity | |
| —n | |
| sub'jectiveness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
subjective
mid-15c., "pertaining to a political subject" (now obsolete), from L.L. subjectivus, from subjectus (see subject (n.)). Meaning "existing in the mind" (mind="the thinking subject") is from 1707; thus, "personal idiosyncratic" (1767). Related: Subjectively; subjectivity.
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Medical Dictionary
subjective sub·jec·tive (səb-jěk'tĭv)
adj.
Of, relating to, or designating a symptom or condition perceived by the patient and not by the examiner.
Existing only in the mind; illusory.
sub·jec'tive·ly adv.
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Example sentences
These are purely subjective criteria based solely on the whims, fancies and fluctuating tastes of yours truly.
Max was a fact-free zone, supremely confident and totally subjective.
Mental maps are personal and idiosyncratic and are usually a mixture of both objective knowledge and subjective perceptions.
Your conclusions are highly subjective, in fact you admit in the last sentence that you are not an objective party.
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