Objective

English Meaning

Of or pertaining to an object.

1. Of or having to do with a material object.
2. Having actual existence or reality.
3. Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices: an objective critic. See Synonyms at fair1.
4. Based on observable phenomena; presented factually: an objective appraisal.
5. Medicine Indicating a symptom or condition perceived as a sign of disease by someone other than the person affected.
6. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the case of a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of a verb.
7. Grammar Of or relating to a noun or pronoun used in this case.
8. Something that actually exists.
9. Something worked toward or striven for; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.
10. Grammar The objective case.
11. Grammar A noun or pronoun in the objective case.
12. The lens or lens system in a microscope or other optical instrument that first receives light rays from the object and forms the image. Also called object glass, objective lens, object lens.