Standard Lemma guide

subjectivity

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌsʌbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˌsʌbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪɾi]
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌsʌbd͡ʒəkˈtɪvəti/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˌsʌbd͡ʒəkˈtɪvəɾi]
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 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 subjective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A subjective thought or idea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subjectiveness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity

History

Etymology

From French subjectivité, equivalent to subjective + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սուբյեկտիվություն (subyektivutʻyun) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Asturian: suxetividá — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Catalan: subjectivitat — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主觀性 /主观性 (zhǔguānxìng) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Dutch: subjectiviteit — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Finnish: subjektiivisuus — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • French: subjectivité — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Galician: subxectividade — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • German: Subjektivität — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Greek: υποκειμενικότητα (ypokeimenikótita) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Indonesian: subjektivitas — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Japanese: 主観性 (shukansei) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Kazakh: субъективтілік (subektivtılık) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Khmer: ប្រធានវិស័យភាព (prɑthien vi’say phiep) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Malay: kesubjektifan — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: subjektivitet — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: subjektivitet — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Polish: subiektywność — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Portuguese: subjetividade — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Romanian: subiectivitate — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Russian: субъекти́вность (subʺjektívnostʹ) — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Spanish: subjetividad — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Turkish: öznellik — state of being subjective — see also objectivity
  • Portuguese: subjetividade — a subjective thought