əbˈdʒektɪv adj. & n. --adj. 1
external to
the mind;
actually existing; real. 2 (of a
person,
writing, art, etc.) dealing
with outward things or exhibiting facts
uncoloured by feelings or opinions;
not subjective. 3 Gram. (of a case or word) constructed as or
appropriate to the
object of a
transitive verb or
preposition (cf. ACCUSATIVE). 4 aimed at (objective point). 5 (of symptoms) observed by
another and not
only felt by the
patient. --n. 1
something sought or aimed
at; an objective
point. 2 Gram. the objective case. 3 = object-glass. øøobjectival adj. objectively adv. objectiveness n. objectivity n. objectivize v.tr. (also -ise). objectivization n. [med.L objectivus (as OBJECT)]