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Objective

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Noun

1. aim, object, objective, target

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

Example Sentences:
'the sole object of her trip was to see her children'

2. object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens

the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

Adjective

3. nonsubjective, objective

undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

Example Sentences:
'an objective appraisal'
'objective evidence'

4. accusative, objective

serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

Example Sentences:
'objective case'
'accusative endings'

5. documentary, objective

emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation

Example Sentences:
'objective art'

6. objective

belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events

Example Sentences:
'objective benefits'
'an objective example'
'there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Objective

see synonyms of objective
adjective
1. 
existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions
are there objective moral values?
2. 
undistorted by emotion or personal bias
3. 
of or relating to actual and external phenomena as opposed to thoughts, feelings, etc
4. medicine
(of disease symptoms) perceptible to persons other than the individual affected
5. grammar
denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, esp in languages having only two cases, that is used to identify the direct object of a finite verb or preposition and for various other purposes. In English the objective case of pronouns is also used in many elliptical constructions (as in Poor me! Who, him?), as the subject of a gerund (as in It was me helping him), informally as a predicate complement (as in It's me), and in nonstandard use as part of a compound subject (as in John, Larry, and me went fishing)
See also accusative
6. 
of, or relating to a goal or aim
noun
7. 
the object of one's endeavours; goal; aim
8. Also called: objective point military
a place or position towards which forces are directed
9. 
an actual phenomenon; reality
10. grammar
a. 
the objective case
b. 
a word or speech element in the objective case
11. Also called: object glass optics
a. 
the lens or combination of lenses nearest to the object in an optical instrument
b. 
the lens or combination of lenses forming the image in a camera or projector

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Objective

see synonyms of objective
adjective
1. 
of or having to do with a known or perceived object as distinguished from something existing only in the mind of the subject, or person thinking
2. 
being, or regarded as being, independent of the mind; real; actual
3. 
determined by and emphasizing the features and characteristics of the object, or thing dealt with, rather than the thoughts and feelings of the artist, writer, or speaker
an objective painting or description
4. 
without bias or prejudice; detached
5. 
being the aim or goal
an objective point
6.  US
designating a kind of test, as a multiple-choice or true-false test, that minimizes subjective factors in answering and grading
7.  Grammar
designating or of the case of an object of a transitive verb or preposition
8.  Medicine
designating or of a symptom or condition perceptible to others besides the patient
noun
9. 
anything external to or independent of the mind; something objective; reality
10. 
something aimed at or striven for
11.  Grammar
a. 
the objective case
b. 
a word in this case
12.  Optics
the lens or lenses nearest to the object observed, as in a microscope or telescope, that serve to focus light to form the image of the object

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Objective

see synonyms of objective
adj.
1.
a. Existing independent of or external to the mind; actual or real: objective reality.
b. Based on observable phenomena; empirical: objective facts.
2. Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices: an objective critic. See Synonyms at fair1.
3. Medicine Relating to or being an indicator of disease, such as a physical sign, laboratory test, or x-ray, that can be observed or verified by someone other than the person being evaluated.
4. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being the case of a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of a verb.
b. Of or relating to a noun or pronoun used in this case.
n.
1. Something worked toward or striven for; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.
2. A thing or group of things existing independent of the mind.
3. Grammar
a. The objective case.
b. A noun or pronoun in the objective case.
4. The primary optical element, such as a lens or mirror, in a microscope, camera, telescope, or other optical instrument, that first receives light rays from the object and forms the image. Also called object glass, objective lens, object lens.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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