Word Meanings - OBJECTIVE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed
Additional info about word: OBJECTIVE
Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective. In the Middle Ages, subject meant substance, and has this sense in Descartes and Spinoza: sometimes, also, in Reid. Subjective is used by William of Occam to denote that which exists independent of mind; objective, what is formed by the mind. This shows what is meant by realitas objectiva in Descartes. Kant and Fichte have inverted the meanings. Subject, with them, is the mind which knows; object, that which is known; subjective, the varying conditions of the knowing mind; objective, that which is in the constant nature of the thing known. Trendelenburg. Objective means that which belongs to, or proceeds from, the object known, and not from the subject knowing, and thus denotes what is real, in opposition to that which is ideal -- what exists in nature, in contrast to what exists merely in the thought of the individual. Sir. W. Hamilton. Objective has come to mean that which has independent exostence or authority, apart from our experience or thought. Thus, moral law is said to have objective authority, that is, authority belonging to itself, and not drawn from anything in our nature. Calderwood (more info) 1. Of or pertaining to an object.
Related words: (words related to OBJECTIVE)
- APPLICABLE
Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv. - HAVENED
Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats. - OBJECTIVENESS
Objectivity. Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light Sir M. Hale - HAVENER
A harbor master. - OPPOSABILITY
The condition or quality of being opposable. In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to opposability of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes. A. R. Wallace. - APPLICATIVE
Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. -- Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv. - OBJECTIST
One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. Ed. Rev. - CONTAINMENT
That which is contained; the extent; the substance. The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller. - OPPOSITIONIST
One who belongs to the opposition party. Praed. - HAVELOCK
A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke. - APPLICANCY
The quality or state of being applicable. - THOUGHT
imp. & p. p. of Think. - FEELINGLY
In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically. - APPLICABILITY
The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied. - OBJECT
before, to oppose; ob + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. See 1. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. Of less account some knight thereto object, Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove. Fairfax. Some strong - OBJECTIVATE
To objectify. - THOUGHTLESS
1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act. 2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. Johnson. 3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull. Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. Dryden. -- Thought"less*ly, - OPPOSITIVE
Capable of being put in opposition. Bp. Hall. - APPLICATORILY
By way of application. - OPPOSELESS
Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible. "Your great opposeless wills." Shak. - UNAPPLIABLE
Inapplicable. Milton. - REAPPLICATION
The act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied. - APPOSITION
The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first. Growth by apposition , a mode of growth characteristic - UNNATURE
To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them . Sir P. Sidney. - BETHOUGHT
imp. & p. p. of Bethink. - MISBEHAVE
To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.