Definition of "objective" in English

adjective

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

2. Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.

3. Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.

4. (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.

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

noun

1. A material object that physically exists.

2. A goal that is striven for.

3. (grammar) The objective case.

4. (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.

5. The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.