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subjective

Syllabification: (sub·jec·tive)
Pronunciation: /səbˈjektiv/

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Definition of subjective

adjective

  • 1based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions:his views are highly subjective there is always the danger of making a subjective judgmentContrasted with objective.
  • dependent on the mind or on an individual’s perception for its existence.
  • 2 Grammar of, relating to, or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns used for the subject of a sentence.

noun

(the subjective) Grammar
  • the subjective case.

Derivatives

subjectively

adverb

subjectiveness

noun

subjectivity

Pronunciation: /ˌsəbjekˈtivitē/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (originally in the sense 'characteristic of a political subject, submissive'): from Latin subjectivus, from subject- 'brought under' (see subject)

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