Definitions for objective

Definitions for (noun) objective

Main entry: object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens

Definition: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed


Main entry: aim, object, objective, target

Definition: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

Usage: the sole object of her trip was to see her children


Definitions for (adj) objective

Main entry: objective

Definition: belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events

Usage: objective benefits; an objective example; there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind


Main entry: objective, nonsubjective

Definition: undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

Usage: an objective appraisal; objective evidence


Main entry: documentary, objective

Definition: emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation

Usage: objective art


Main entry: objective, accusative

Definition: serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

Usage: objective case; accusative endings


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