How do you pronounce objective?

The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/.

Where does objective come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

objective

/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: ob-jec-tive
IPA: /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.

adj

Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.

adj

Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.

adj

Mind-independent

adj

Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.

adj

Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)

noun

A material object that physically exists.

noun

A goal that is striven for.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized."
"The objective complement in "She makes us angry" is the adjective "angry"."
"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."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: obgectyf, objectif, obiectīvus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/
British English: /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

more objective (comparative) most objective (superlative) objectives (plural)

Derived Forms

biobjective interobjective multiobjective nonobjective objectivate objectivation objectively objectiveness Objectivism objectivist objectivity objectivize

Phrases

objective clause objective correlative objective function objective lens objective piece objective synonym objective tinnitus orchestrated objective reduction

Frequently Paired Words

semisubjective goal

Synonyms

disinterested unbiased candid cold clinical detached egal equal equitable evenhanded fairhanded fair-minded

Antonyms

subjective

Rhymes With

effective perspective collective detective respective protective selective prospective subjective directive ineffective reflective