Subjective
adjective
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Art is often a matter of individual, subjective interpretation.
Often appears as...
- subjective experience
- subjective opinion
adjective
Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought.
People's dreams are quite subjective and can be influenced by a variety of factors.
Often appears as...
- subjective reality
- subjective consciousness
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Relating to the subject or actor of a sentence and not the object.
In the sentence 'I love you', 'I' is in the subjective case.
Often appears as...
- subjective case
- subjective pronoun
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Art is often a matter of individual, subjective interpretation.
Often appears as...
- subjective experience
- subjective opinion
adjective
Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought.
People's dreams are quite subjective and can be influenced by a variety of factors.
Often appears as...
- subjective reality
- subjective consciousness
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Relating to the subject or actor of a sentence and not the object.
In the sentence 'I love you', 'I' is in the subjective case.
Often appears as...
- subjective case
- subjective pronoun
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitivity
The meaning of 'subjective' shifts depending on the topic being discussed.
Your enjoyment of a movie is subjective and may differ from others.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid As Fact
Use 'subjective' to express personal views, not universal truths.
'Pizza is the best food' is a subjective statement.
Pro Tip 3/3Debate Cautiously
Subjective opinions can lead to debates as others may have different views.
Her subjective preference for winter sparked a lively conversation.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitivity
The meaning of 'subjective' shifts depending on the topic being discussed.
Your enjoyment of a movie is subjective and may differ from others.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid As Fact
Use 'subjective' to express personal views, not universal truths.
'Pizza is the best food' is a subjective statement.
Pro Tip 3/3Debate Cautiously
Subjective opinions can lead to debates as others may have different views.
Her subjective preference for winter sparked a lively conversation.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitivity
The meaning of 'subjective' shifts depending on the topic being discussed.
Your enjoyment of a movie is subjective and may differ from others.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid As Fact
Use 'subjective' to express personal views, not universal truths.
'Pizza is the best food' is a subjective statement.
Pro Tip 3/3Debate Cautiously
Subjective opinions can lead to debates as others may have different views.
Her subjective preference for winter sparked a lively conversation.
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Time is memory and you...
arrow and this is all meant to capture some aspect of what time means in specific contacts and today today I'm here to share with you a personal and scientific discovery that for all of us time is memory so before I explain this further it's important to differentiate between objective and subjective time
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How miscommunication...
fully sharing thoughts and feelings. As humans, we can't help but send and receive messages through our own subjective lenses. When communicating, one person expresses her interpretation of a message, and the person she's communicating with hears his own interpretation of that message.
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A brief history of...
can influence how we feel. When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience, where as in a culture that talks about a bruised heart, there actually seems to be a different subjective experience. Some contemporary thinkers aren't interested
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Underwater Cave Diving:...
I climbed up on the roof of a three story building to take a picture of a rare tree that was blooming and I fell off the roof. So, you know, our objective versus subjective risk assessment is not, you know, not so great. In the beginning, I was motivated by adventure.
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What causes bad breath?...
One study showed that even when people do this, they tend to rate the smell subjectively according to how bad they thought it was going to be. But there's one simple, if socially difficult, way of finding out how your breath just take a deep breath and ask a friend.
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How do you explain...
some element of raw, subjective feeling, some primitive precursor to consciousness. This may sound a bit kooky to you. I mean, why would anyone think such a crazy thing? Some motivation comes from the first crazy idea, that consciousness is fundamental.
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What’s that ringing in...
anxiety, and depression. There’s no known cure for subjective tinnitus. So the most important thing doctors can do is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds.
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What is love? - Brad...
Love is also a set of behaviors we associate with the Holding hands, kissing, hugging, public displays of affection, dating, marriage, having kids, or just sex. But these loving actions can be subjective or culturally relative.
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How to make your writing...
Humor is subjective. Comedy is trial and error. Writing is rewriting. Just keep trying. Find the flaws, discover the details, insert incongruities, incorporate k-words, and remember the most important rule of writing have fun.
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Are all of your memories...
but subjective perceptions. And there’s not necessarily anything wrong with that— the problems arise when we treat memory as fact, rather than accepting this fundamental truth about the nature of our recollections.
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Time is memory and you...
arrow and this is all meant to capture some aspect of what time means in specific contacts and today today I'm here to share with you a personal and scientific discovery that for all of us time is memory so before I explain this further it's important to differentiate between objective and subjective time
Video examples
How miscommunication...
fully sharing thoughts and feelings. As humans, we can't help but send and receive messages through our own subjective lenses. When communicating, one person expresses her interpretation of a message, and the person she's communicating with hears his own interpretation of that message.
Video examples
A brief history of...
can influence how we feel. When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience, where as in a culture that talks about a bruised heart, there actually seems to be a different subjective experience. Some contemporary thinkers aren't interested
Video examples
Underwater Cave Diving:...
I climbed up on the roof of a three story building to take a picture of a rare tree that was blooming and I fell off the roof. So, you know, our objective versus subjective risk assessment is not, you know, not so great. In the beginning, I was motivated by adventure.
Video examples
What causes bad breath?...
One study showed that even when people do this, they tend to rate the smell subjectively according to how bad they thought it was going to be. But there's one simple, if socially difficult, way of finding out how your breath just take a deep breath and ask a friend.
Video examples
How do you explain...
some element of raw, subjective feeling, some primitive precursor to consciousness. This may sound a bit kooky to you. I mean, why would anyone think such a crazy thing? Some motivation comes from the first crazy idea, that consciousness is fundamental.
Video examples
What’s that ringing in...
anxiety, and depression. There’s no known cure for subjective tinnitus. So the most important thing doctors can do is help people understand this auditory event, and develop neutral associations with these often-distressing sounds.
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
Love is also a set of behaviors we associate with the Holding hands, kissing, hugging, public displays of affection, dating, marriage, having kids, or just sex. But these loving actions can be subjective or culturally relative.
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How to make your writing...
Humor is subjective. Comedy is trial and error. Writing is rewriting. Just keep trying. Find the flaws, discover the details, insert incongruities, incorporate k-words, and remember the most important rule of writing have fun.
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Are all of your memories...
but subjective perceptions. And there’s not necessarily anything wrong with that— the problems arise when we treat memory as fact, rather than accepting this fundamental truth about the nature of our recollections.
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Robert Lanza
American Scientist
Our science fails to recognize those special properties of life that make it fundamental to material reality. This view of the world - biocentrism - revolves around the way a subjective experience, which we call consciousness, relates to a physical process. It is a vast mystery and one that I have pursued my entire life.
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Henry Reed
Dream study impacts culture. We are put in touch with the inner poet who dreams. We hear our inner, subjective response to the outer world. That helps spiritualize our lives.
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Roger Ebert
American Critic
In my reviews, I feel it's good to make it clear that I'm not proposing objective truth, but subjective reactions; a review should reflect the immediate experience.
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Robert Schumann
German Composer
The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.
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Jack Henry Abbott
American Author
When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
I won't touch on risky, because that's subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear.
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Devdutt Pattanaik
Indian Author
Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.
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Parvathy
Indian Actress
Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.
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Bela Karolyi
Romanian Coach
I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.
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Tali Lennox
British Model
Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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Robert Lanza
American Scientist
Our science fails to recognize those special properties of life that make it fundamental to material reality. This view of the world - biocentrism - revolves around the way a subjective experience, which we call consciousness, relates to a physical process. It is a vast mystery and one that I have pursued my entire life.
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Henry Reed
Dream study impacts culture. We are put in touch with the inner poet who dreams. We hear our inner, subjective response to the outer world. That helps spiritualize our lives.
Quote examples
Roger Ebert
American Critic
In my reviews, I feel it's good to make it clear that I'm not proposing objective truth, but subjective reactions; a review should reflect the immediate experience.
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Robert Schumann
German Composer
The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.
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Jack Henry Abbott
American Author
When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
I won't touch on risky, because that's subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear.
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Devdutt Pattanaik
Indian Author
Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.
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Parvathy
Indian Actress
Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.
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Bela Karolyi
Romanian Coach
I know gymnastics. It's always been a subjective appreciation.
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Tali Lennox
British Model
Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
Example 1 of 10
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