sub·jec·tive

(səb-jĕk′tĭv)

adj.

a. Dependent on or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world: "The sensation of pain is a highly subjective experience that varies by culture as well as by individual temperament and situation" (John Hoberman).

b. Based on a given person's experience, understanding, and feelings; personal or individual: admitted he was making a highly subjective judgment.

2. Psychology Not caused by external stimuli.

3. Medicine Of, relating to, or designating a symptom or complaint perceived by a patient.

4. Expressing or bringing into prominence the individuality of the artist or author.

5. Grammar Relating to or being the nominative case.

6. Relating to the real nature of something; essential.

sub·jec′tive·ly adv.

sub·jec′tive·ness, sub′jec·tiv′i·ty (sŭb′jĕk-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.

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Noun

subjectivity - judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts

subjectiveness

sound judgement, sound judgment, perspicacity, judgement, judgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

Translations

υποκειμενικότητα

subjektiivisuus

subjectivité

subjectivity

[ˌsʌbdʒekˈtɪvɪtɪ] N → subjetividad f

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subjectivity

[ˌsʌbdʒɛkˈtɪvəti] n → subjectivité fsubject matter n [book, lecture, film, painting] → sujet m

subjectivity

n → Subjektivität f

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