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/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/
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/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/
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/əbˈd͡ʒek.tɪv/
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AH0 B JH EH1 K T IH0 V
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Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disinterested, unbiased, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed
Antonyms: none provided
Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Mind-independent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: factual, just
Antonyms: none provided
Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
The objective complement in "She makes us angry" is the adjective "angry".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A material object that physically exists.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A goal that is striven for.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The objective case.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: object case, objective case
Antonyms: none provided
a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
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Synonyms: objective lens
Antonyms: none provided
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an objective appraisal objective evidence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonsubjective
Antonyms: subjective
serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
objective case accusative endings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accusative
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 14
belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
objective benefits an objective example there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 15
emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: documentary
Antonyms: none provided
the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: objective lens, object lens, object glass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lens, lense, lens system
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the sole object of her trip was to see her children
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aim, object, target
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: goal, end
Narrower terms: grail, business, point, thing
From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.
Across languages
Translations 271 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
առարկայական
(aṙarkayakan)
— relating to a material object
Bulgarian :
предметен
(predmeten)
— relating to a material object
Bulgarian :
обективен
(obektiven)
— relating to a material object
Catalan :
objectiu
— relating to a material object
Dutch :
objectief
— relating to a material object
Dutch :
zakelijk
— relating to a material object
Finnish :
materiaalinen
— relating to a material object
Finnish :
esineellinen
— relating to a material object
French :
objectif
— relating to a material object
French :
objective
— relating to a material object
Galician :
obxectivo
— relating to a material object
German :
objektiv
— relating to a material object
Greek :
αντικειμενικός
(antikeimenikós)
— relating to a material object
Hungarian :
tárgyi
— relating to a material object
Italian :
oggettivo
— relating to a material object
Italian :
obiettivo
— relating to a material object
Macedonian :
пре́дметен
(prédmeten)
— relating to a material object
Polish :
obiektowy
— relating to a material object
Polish :
przedmiotowy
— relating to a material object
Portuguese :
objetivo
— relating to a material object
Romanian :
obiectiv
— relating to a material object
Slovene :
predmeten
— relating to a material object
Spanish :
objetivo
— relating to a material object
Tagalog :
layunin
— relating to a material object
Turkish :
nesnel
— relating to a material object
Welsh :
gwrthrychol
— relating to a material object
Arabic :
حَقَّانِيّ
(ḥaqqāniyy)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Arabic :
عَقْلَانِيّ
(ʕaqlāniyy)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Arabic :
مُتَجَرِّد
(mutajarrid)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Armenian :
օբյեկտիվ
(ōbyektiv)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Armenian :
անաչառ
(anačʻaṙ)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Belarusian :
аб'екты́ўны
(abʺjektýwny)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Bulgarian :
обекти́вен
(obektíven)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Catalan :
objectiu
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Chinese Mandarin :
客觀 /客观
(kèguān)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Czech :
objektivní
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Dutch :
objectief
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Dutch :
nuchter
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Esperanto :
objektiva
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Finnish :
objektiivinen
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Finnish :
hyväksytty
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Finnish :
puolueeton
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
French :
objectif
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Georgian :
ობიექტური
(obiekṭuri)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
German :
objektiv
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Greek :
αντικειμενικός
(antikeimenikós)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Irish :
oibiachtúil
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Italian :
obiettivo
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Italian :
oggettivo
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Japanese :
客観
(kakukan, kakkan, kyakkan)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Japanese :
客観的
(kyakkanteki)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Kazakh :
объективтік
(obektivtık)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Korean :
객관적
(gaekgwanjeok)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Latvian :
objektīvs
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Macedonian :
објекти́вен
(objektíven)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Polish :
obiektywny
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Portuguese :
objetivo
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Romanian :
obiectiv
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Russian :
объекти́вный
(obʺjektívnyj)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Scottish Gaelic :
neo-chlaon
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Slovak :
objektívny
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Slovene :
objektiven
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Slovene :
nepristranski
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Spanish :
objetivo
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Swedish :
objektiv
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Swedish :
saklig
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Turkish :
nesnel
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Turkish :
objektif
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Ukrainian :
об'єкти́вний
(obʺjektývnyj)
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Welsh :
gwrthrychol
— not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices
Arabic :
مَوْضُوعِيّ
(mawḍūʕiyy)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Armenian :
օբյեկտիվ
(ōbyektiv)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Czech :
objektivní
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Dutch :
objectief
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Esperanto :
objektiva
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Finnish :
objektiivinen
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Finnish :
totuudenmukainen
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Finnish :
tosi
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Finnish :
todellinen
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
French :
objectif
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Greek :
αντικειμενικός
(antikeimenikós)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Ancient Greek :
τοῦ ὄντος
(toû óntos)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Irish :
oibiachtúil
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Italian :
obiettivo
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Korean :
사실에 근거한
(sasire geun'geohan)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Latvian :
objektīvs
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Macedonian :
објекти́вен
(objektíven)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Polish :
obiektywny
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Portuguese :
objetivo
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Romanian :
obiectiv
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Russian :
объекти́вный
(obʺjektívnyj)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Scottish Gaelic :
neo-chlaon
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Slovene :
objektiven
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Spanish :
objetivo
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Swedish :
objektiv
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Swedish :
saklig
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Ukrainian :
об'єкти́вний
(obʺjektývnyj)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Welsh :
gwrthrychol
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Yiddish :
אָביעקטיוו
(obyektiv)
— based on observed fact, evidence; unbiased
Finnish :
objektiivinen
— grammar
Greek :
αντικειμενικός
(antikeimenikós)
— grammar
Irish :
cuspóireach
— grammar
Korean :
목적격의
(mokjeokgyeogui)
— grammar
Turkish :
nesne
— grammar
Welsh :
gwrthrychol
— grammar
Bulgarian :
обе́кт
(obékt)
— material object
Catalan :
objectiu
— material object
Dutch :
object
— material object
Finnish :
esine
— material object
Finnish :
kappale
— material object
German :
Gegenstand
— material object
German :
Objekt
— material object
Greek :
αντικείμενο
(antikeímeno)
— material object
Italian :
obiettivo
— material object
Macedonian :
пре́дмет
(prédmet)
— material object
Macedonian :
о́бјект
(óbjekt)
— material object
Polish :
obiekt
— material object
Portuguese :
objetivo
— material object
Romanian :
obiect
— material object
Russian :
объе́кт
(obʺjékt)
— material object
Spanish :
objetivo
— material object
Turkish :
nesne
— material object
Turkish :
obje
— material object
Albanian :
qëllim
— goal
Arabic :
هَدَف
(hadaf)
— goal
Arabic :
مَقْصَد
(maqṣad)
— goal
Arabic :
غَايَة
(ḡāya)
— goal
Armenian :
նպատակ
(npatak)
— goal
Azerbaijani :
məqsəd
— goal
Azerbaijani :
hədəf
— goal
Belarusian :
мэ́та
(méta)
— goal
Belarusian :
цэль
(celʹ)
— goal
Bengali :
উদ্দেশ্য
(uddeśśo)
— goal
Bengali :
লক্ষ্য
(lokkkho)
— goal
Bulgarian :
цел
(cel)
— goal
Burmese :
ရည်မှန်းချက်
(ranyhman:hkyak)
— goal
Catalan :
objectiu
— goal
Chinese Mandarin :
目標 /目标
(mùbiāo)
— goal
Chinese Mandarin :
目的
(mùdì, mùdi)
— goal
Ngazidja Comorian :
makswaɗa
— goal
Czech :
záměr
— goal
Czech :
cíl
— goal
Danish :
mål
— goal
Dutch :
doel
— goal
Dutch :
streefdoel
— goal
Dutch :
doelstelling
— goal
Esperanto :
celo
— goal
Esperanto :
fincelo
— goal
Estonian :
eesmärk
— goal
Finnish :
tavoite
— goal
Finnish :
päämäärä
— goal
French :
objectif
— goal
French :
but
— goal
German :
Ziel
— goal
Greek :
αντικείμενο
(antikeímeno)
— goal
Greek :
σκοπός
(skopós)
— goal
Hebrew :
מַטָּרָה
(matará)
— goal
Hindi :
उद्देश्य
(uddeśya)
— goal
Hindi :
मक़सद
(maqsad)
— goal
Hindi :
हदफ़
(hadaf)
— goal
Hindi :
लक्ष्य
(lakṣya)
— goal
Hindi :
निशाना
(niśānā)
— goal
Hungarian :
cél
— goal
Hungarian :
célpont
— goal
Icelandic :
markmið
— goal
Indonesian :
sasaran
— goal
Interlingua :
objectivo
— goal
Irish :
cuspóir
— goal
Irish :
sprioc
— goal
Irish :
aidhm
— goal
Italian :
obbiettivo
— goal
Italian :
obiettivo
— goal
Japanese :
目標
(mokuhyō)
— goal
Japanese :
目的
(mokuteki)
— goal
Kazakh :
мақсат
(maqsat)
— goal
Khmer :
គោលបំណង
(kool bɑmnɑɑng)
— goal
Korean :
목적
(mokjeok)
— goal
Kyrgyz :
максат
(maksat)
— goal
Lao :
ເປົ້າຫມາຍ
(pao māi)
— goal
Latvian :
mērķis
— goal
Lithuanian :
tikslas
— goal
Macedonian :
цел
(cel)
— goal
Malay :
objektif
— goal
Māori :
whāinga
— goal
Māori :
paetae
— goal
Mongolian :
зорилго
(zorilgo)
— goal
Khiamniungan Naga :
vāthāh
— goal
Norwegian Bokmål :
mål
— goal
Occitan :
objectiu
— goal
Pashto :
هدف
(hadáf)
— goal
Pashto :
مقصد
(maqsád)
— goal
Iranian Persian :
هَدَف
(hadaf)
— goal
Iranian Persian :
مَقْصَد
(maġsad)
— goal
Polish :
cel
— goal
Portuguese :
objetivo
— goal
Romanian :
obiectiv
— goal
Russian :
цель
(celʹ)
— goal
Scottish Gaelic :
amas
— goal
Serbo-Croatian :
ци̑љ
— goal
Serbo-Croatian :
cȋlj
— goal
Slovak :
cieľ
— goal
Slovene :
cilj
— goal
Spanish :
objetivo
— goal
Swahili :
shabaha
— goal
Swedish :
mål
— goal
Tajik :
ҳадаф
(hadaf)
— goal
Tajik :
мақсад
(maqsad)
— goal
Tatar :
максат
(maqsat)
— goal
Tatar :
хәдәф
(xädäf)
— goal
Thai :
เป้าหมาย
(bpâo-mǎai)
— goal
Turkish :
amaç
— goal
Turkish :
hedef
— goal
Turkish :
maksat
— goal
Turkmen :
maksat
— goal
Ukrainian :
мета́
(metá)
— goal
Ukrainian :
ціль
(cilʹ)
— goal
Urdu :
ہَدَف
(hadaf)
— goal
Urdu :
مَقْصَد
(maqsad)
— goal
Urdu :
نِشانَہ
(niśāna)
— goal
Uyghur :
مەقسەت
(meqset)
— goal
Uyghur :
نىشان
(nishan)
— goal
Uzbek :
maqsad
— goal
Uzbek :
hadaf
— goal
Uzbek :
nishon
— goal
Vietnamese :
mục tiêu
— goal
Vietnamese :
mục đích
— goal
Bulgarian :
ко́свен паде́ж
(kósven padéž)
— (grammar) the objective case
Chinese Mandarin :
賓位 /宾位
(bīnwèi)
— (grammar) the objective case
Chinese Mandarin :
賓格 /宾格
(bīngé)
— (grammar) the objective case
Finnish :
objektiivi
— (grammar) the objective case
Greek :
πλάγια πτώση
(plágia ptósi)
— (grammar) the objective case
Hungarian :
tárgyeset
— (grammar) the objective case
Irish :
cuspóireach
— (grammar) the objective case
Portuguese :
objetivo
— (grammar) the objective case
Romanian :
obiectiv
— (grammar) the objective case
Russian :
объе́ктный паде́ж
(obʺjéktnyj padéž)
— (grammar) the objective case
Spanish :
objetivo
— (grammar) the objective case
Swedish :
objekt
— (grammar) the objective case
Swedish :
objektkasus
— (grammar) the objective case
Welsh :
gwrthrychol
— (grammar) the objective case
Arabic :
عَدَسَة
(ʕadasa)
— lens
Belarusian :
аб'екты́ў
(abʺjektýw)
— lens
Bulgarian :
обекти́в
(obektív)
— lens
Catalan :
objectiu
— lens
Chinese Mandarin :
物鏡 /物镜
(wùjìng)
— lens
Czech :
objektiv
— lens
Dutch :
objectief
— lens
Finnish :
objektiivi
— lens
Finnish :
linssi
— lens
French :
objectif
— lens
Georgian :
ობიექტივი
(obiekṭivi)
— lens
German :
Objektiv
— lens
Greek :
αντικειμενικός φακός
(antikeimenikós fakós)
— lens
Hungarian :
objektív
— lens
Indonesian :
objektif
— lens
Irish :
réadlionsa
— lens
Italian :
obiettivo
— lens
Japanese :
対物レンズ
(taibutsu renzu)
— lens
Macedonian :
објекти́в
(objektív)
— lens
Norwegian Bokmål :
objektiv
— lens
Polish :
obiektyw
— lens
Portuguese :
objetiva
— lens
Romanian :
obiectiv
— lens
Russian :
объекти́в
(obʺjektív)
— lens
Slovene :
objektiv
— lens
Spanish :
objetivo
— lens
Swedish :
objektiv
— lens
Tagalog :
panaklaw
— lens
Turkish :
objektif
— lens
Ukrainian :
об'єкти́в
(obʺjektýv)
— lens
Yiddish :
אָביעקטיוו
(obyektiv)
— lens
