Tuesday word: Objective
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Objective (noun, adjective)
ob·jec·tive [uhb-jek-tiv]
noun
1. something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
2. Grammar.
a. Also called objective case. (in English and some other languages) a case specialized for the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition, as him in The boy hit him, or me in He comes to me with his troubles.
b. a word in that case.
3. Also called object glass, object lens, objective lens. Optics. (in a telescope, microscope, camera, or other optical system) the lens or combination of lenses that first receives the rays from the object and forms the image in the focal plane of the eyepiece, as in a microscope, or on a plate or screen, as in a camera. See diag. under microscope.
adjective
4. being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions.
5. not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.
6. intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book.
7. being the object of perception or thought; belonging to the object of thought rather than to the thinking subject ( opposed to subjective ).
8. of or pertaining to something that can be known, or to something that is an object or a part of an object; existing independent of thought or an observer as part of reality.
9. Grammar.
a. pertaining to the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition.
b. (in English and some other languages) noting the objective case.
c. similar to such a case in meaning.
d. (in case grammar) pertaining to the semantic role of a noun phrase that denotes something undergoing a change of state or bearing a neutral relation to the verb, as the rock in The rock moved or in The child threw the rock.
10. being part of or pertaining to an object to be drawn: an objective plane.
11. Medicine/Medical. (of a symptom) discernible to others as well as the patient.
Related forms
ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
ob·jec·tive·ness , noun
pre·ob·jec·tive , adjective
qua·si-ob·jec·tive , adjective
qua·si-ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
sem·i·ob·jec·tive , adjective
sem·i·ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
sem·i·ob·jec·tive·ness , noun
un·ob·jec·tive , adjective
un·ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
Related Words for objective
disinterested, evenhanded, open-minded, dispassionate, unbiased, equitable, detached, nonpartisan, intention, aspiration, ambition, purpose, target, cold, straight, cool, end, object, mission, mark
Synonyms
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1. object, destination, aim.
5. impartial, fair, impersonal, disinterested.
Antonyms
5. personal.
Origin: 1610–20; < Medieval Latin objectivus, equivalent to Latin object ( us ) (see object) -ivus -ive
Examples from the Web for objective
Contemporary Examples of objective
Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.
The Daily Beast logo
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End
Emily Shire
December 18, 2014
Certainly that was the objective of the attack: The school is a private one run by the army for the children of soldiers.
The Daily Beast logo
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America
Sami Yousafzai
December 16, 2014
Carles told me that MormonThink strives to be objective and impartial.
The Daily Beast logo
God vs. the Internet. And the Winner is…
Michael Schulson
November 16, 2014
That was really the objective of the first season, especially.
The Daily Beast logo
‘Homeland’ Creator Talks Season 4’s ‘Reboot,’ Life After Brody, and How ISIS Will Affect the Show
Marlow Stern
October 6, 2014
Soon it became clear that establishing a Caliphate was their objective .
The Daily Beast logo
Watching ISIS Come to Power Again
Elliot Ackerman
September 7, 2014
Historical Examples of objective
One could conceive of it as possible to turn toward Him—and reach, the objective .
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
The outcome of that objective vision was Hamlet—a masterpiece of self-revealing.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
At best they can only interpret the mind of the prophet, and can have no objective value.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad
He cannot pass beyond his own individuality—he has no objective insight.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848
Various
But the British troops were successful (p. 503) when reaching their objective .
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)
Various
Objective (noun, adjective)
ob·jec·tive [uhb-jek-tiv]
noun
1. something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
2. Grammar.
a. Also called objective case. (in English and some other languages) a case specialized for the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition, as him in The boy hit him, or me in He comes to me with his troubles.
b. a word in that case.
3. Also called object glass, object lens, objective lens. Optics. (in a telescope, microscope, camera, or other optical system) the lens or combination of lenses that first receives the rays from the object and forms the image in the focal plane of the eyepiece, as in a microscope, or on a plate or screen, as in a camera. See diag. under microscope.
adjective
4. being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions.
5. not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.
6. intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book.
7. being the object of perception or thought; belonging to the object of thought rather than to the thinking subject ( opposed to subjective ).
8. of or pertaining to something that can be known, or to something that is an object or a part of an object; existing independent of thought or an observer as part of reality.
9. Grammar.
a. pertaining to the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition.
b. (in English and some other languages) noting the objective case.
c. similar to such a case in meaning.
d. (in case grammar) pertaining to the semantic role of a noun phrase that denotes something undergoing a change of state or bearing a neutral relation to the verb, as the rock in The rock moved or in The child threw the rock.
10. being part of or pertaining to an object to be drawn: an objective plane.
11. Medicine/Medical. (of a symptom) discernible to others as well as the patient.
Related forms
ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
ob·jec·tive·ness , noun
pre·ob·jec·tive , adjective
qua·si-ob·jec·tive , adjective
qua·si-ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
sem·i·ob·jec·tive , adjective
sem·i·ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
sem·i·ob·jec·tive·ness , noun
un·ob·jec·tive , adjective
un·ob·jec·tive·ly , adverb
Related Words for objective
disinterested, evenhanded, open-minded, dispassionate, unbiased, equitable, detached, nonpartisan, intention, aspiration, ambition, purpose, target, cold, straight, cool, end, object, mission, mark
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1. object, destination, aim.
5. impartial, fair, impersonal, disinterested.
Antonyms
5. personal.
Origin: 1610–20; < Medieval Latin objectivus, equivalent to Latin object ( us ) (see object) -ivus -ive
Examples from the Web for objective
Contemporary Examples of objective
Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.
The Daily Beast logo
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End
Emily Shire
December 18, 2014
Certainly that was the objective of the attack: The school is a private one run by the army for the children of soldiers.
The Daily Beast logo
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America
Sami Yousafzai
December 16, 2014
Carles told me that MormonThink strives to be objective and impartial.
The Daily Beast logo
God vs. the Internet. And the Winner is…
Michael Schulson
November 16, 2014
That was really the objective of the first season, especially.
The Daily Beast logo
‘Homeland’ Creator Talks Season 4’s ‘Reboot,’ Life After Brody, and How ISIS Will Affect the Show
Marlow Stern
October 6, 2014
Soon it became clear that establishing a Caliphate was their objective .
The Daily Beast logo
Watching ISIS Come to Power Again
Elliot Ackerman
September 7, 2014
Historical Examples of objective
One could conceive of it as possible to turn toward Him—and reach, the objective .
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
The outcome of that objective vision was Hamlet—a masterpiece of self-revealing.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
At best they can only interpret the mind of the prophet, and can have no objective value.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad
He cannot pass beyond his own individuality—he has no objective insight.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848
Various
But the British troops were successful (p. 503) when reaching their objective .
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)
Various
