objective

CEFRB1

/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

adjective · noun

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01
adjective
Based on facts rather than personal feelings.
02
noun
A goal that someone is trying to achieve.

Examples

Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on.
From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 2
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 5

Also pronounced

/əbˈd͡ʒek.tɪv/

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adjective

Extra meanings

Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.

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An objective assessment of the situation
The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized.
The new imperative for investment is the Government's objective to secure carbon-neutral transport emissions by 2040.

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The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized.
2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eigh...
Engagement of employees in the Public Administration and in the wider Public Sector, ..., shall take place either by competitive entry examination or by selection on the basis of predefined and objective criteria, and shall be subject to the control of an independent authority, as specified by law.
1975, Constitution of Greece
Let us now glance at the demonstrative and relative pronouns. Of the former there are but two in English, this and that, with their plural forms, these and those. To them, American adds a third, them, which is also the personal pronoun of the third person, objective case.
[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 41, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC
The general finite stem is the verbal stem which serves as the basis of inflection in the indicative present and past in the subjective conjugation and the objective conjugation with the singular and dual object.
2014, Irina Nikolaeva, A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, →ISBN
His [Henry Sweet's] true objective was the provision of a full, accurate, legible script for our noble but ill-dressed language; but he was led past that by his contempt for the popular Pitman system of Shorthand, which he called the Pitfall system.
1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion. Preface.”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, page 101

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.

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adjective

A good scientist must be blank and not let emotions affect experimental results.