objective

Adjective
  1. Undistorted by emotion or personal bias;
    Based on observable phenomena (synset 301619332)
    "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"
    similar to:
    same as: nonsubjective
  2. Serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes (synset 302873086)
    "objective case"; "accusative endings"
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    same as: accusative
  3. Emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation (synset 301940682)
    "objective art"
    similar to: existent, real - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
  4. Belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events (synset 300013461)
    "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
    similar to: concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
Noun
  1. The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (synset 105990115)
    "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
    is a type of: end, goal - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
    subtypes:
    • grail - the object of any prolonged endeavor
    • business - an immediate objective
    • point - the object of an activity
    • thing - a special objective
    same as: aim, object, target
  2. The lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed (synset 103843818)
    is a type of: lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
    is a part of:
    • compound microscope - light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece
    • optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources
    same as: object glass, object lens, objective lens

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