noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/
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Canada, General-American:/ˌɑbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/
Canada, General-American:[ˌɑbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪɾi]
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CMU ARPABET:AA2 B JH EH0 K T IH1 V IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
maintain objectivity
sense of objectivity
The scientist’s objectivity was questioned after the funding controversy.
Good journalism requires strict objectivity.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The world as it really is; reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English objective Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English objectivity From objective + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
օբյեկտիվություն
(ōbyektivutʻyun)
— The state of being objective
Bulgarian:
обективност
(obektivnost)
— The state of being objective
Catalan:
objectivitat
— The state of being objective
Chinese Mandarin:
客觀性 /客观性
(kèguānxìng)
— The state of being objective
Dutch:
objectiviteit
— The state of being objective
Dutch:
zakelijkheid
— The state of being objective
Finnish:
objektiivisuus
— The state of being objective
Finnish:
puolueettomuus
— The state of being objective
French:
objectivité
— The state of being objective
German:
Objektivität
— The state of being objective
Greek:
αντικειμενικότητα
(antikeimenikótita)
— The state of being objective
Hungarian:
objektivitás
— The state of being objective
Hungarian:
tárgyilagosság
— The state of being objective
Ido:
objektaleso
— The state of being objective
Irish:
oibiachtúlacht
— The state of being objective
Japanese:
客観性
(kyakukansei)
— The state of being objective
Kazakh:
объективтік
(obektivtık)
— The state of being objective
Khmer:
វត្ថុវិស័យភាព
(voattho vi’say phiep)
— The state of being objective
Korean:
객관성
(gaekgwanseong)
— The state of being objective
Persian:
عینیت
(eyniyat)
— The state of being objective
Polish:
obiektywność
— The state of being objective
Portuguese:
objetividade
— The state of being objective
Romanian:
obiectivitate
— The state of being objective
Russian:
объекти́вность
(obʺjektívnostʹ)
— The state of being objective
Spanish:
objetividad
— The state of being objective
