objective

/əb-ˈjek-tiv/

borrowed from Medieval Latin objectīvus "considered in relation to its purpose, relating to an object of thought," from objectum "something presented to the mind, goal, aim" + Latin -īvus -ive

adjective

  1. expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations

  2. limited to choices of fixed alternatives and reducing subjective factors to a minimum

  3. of, relating to, or being an object, phenomenon, or condition in the realm of sensible experience independent of individual thought and perceptible by all observers : having reality independent of the mind

objective art

Each question on the objective test requires the selection of the correct answer from among several choices.

material physical corporeal phenomenal sensible objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary.

noun

  1. something toward which effort is directed : an aim, goal, or end of action

  2. a strategic position to be attained or a purpose to be achieved by a military operation

  3. a lens or system of lenses that forms an image of an object

intention intent purpose design aim end object objective goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about. intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness.

noun

  1. a noun, adjective, or pronoun used in the predicate as complement to a verb and as qualifier of its direct object (such as chairman in "we elected him chairman")