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subjective

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sub·jec·tive  (sb-jktv)
adj.
1.
a. Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world: a subjective decision.
b. Particular to a given person; personal: subjective experience.
2. Moodily introspective.
3. Existing only in the mind; illusory.
4. Psychology Existing only within the experiencer's mind.
5. Medicine Of, relating to, or designating a symptom or condition perceived by the patient and not by the examiner.
6. Expressing or bringing into prominence the individuality of the artist or author.
7. Grammar Relating to or being the nominative case.
8. Relating to the real nature of something; essential.

sub·jective·ly adv.
sub·jective·ness, subjec·tivi·ty (sbjk-tv-t) n.

subjective
Adjective
of or based on a person's emotions or prejudices
Noun
Grammar the grammatical case in certain languages that identifies the subject of a verb
subjectively adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.subjective - taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment"
nonsubjective, objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"
2.subjective - of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind"
philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

subjective
Translations
Spanish subjective [səbˈdʒɛktɪv] adjsubjetivo
French subjective [səbˈdʒɛktɪv] subject adjsubjectif/ive
German subjective [səbˈdʒɛktɪv] subject adjsubjektiv
Italian subjective [səbˈdʒɛktɪv] adjsoggettivo/a

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