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subjective [səbˈdʒɛktɪv] 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. (Philosophy) existing only as perceived and not as a thing in itself 5. (Medicine) Med (of a symptom, condition, etc.) experienced only by the patient and incapable of being recognized or studied by anyone else 6. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar 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 See also nominative [1] n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a. the subjective case b. a subjective word or speech element Abbreviation subj Compare objective subjectively adv subjectivity , subjectiveness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
subjective adjective personal, emotional, prejudiced, biased, instinctive, intuitive, idiosyncratic, nonobjective We know that taste in art is a subjective matter. objective, detached, impartial, open-minded, impersonal, disinterested, unbiased, dispassionate How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Not a romance like their own, a thing to make the fortune of any author up to the mark--one who should have the invention or who COULD have the courage; but a small scared starved subjective satisfaction that would do her no harm and nobody else any good. As fast as the ascertained facts of science have overthrown their subjective explanations of things, they have made new subjective explanations of things, including explanations of the latest ascertained facts. He was small, as I have said; I was struck besides with the shocking expression of his face, with his remarkable combination of great muscular activity and great apparent debility of constitution, and--last but not least--with the odd, subjective disturbance caused by his neighbourhood. |
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