adj
subjective
suhb-JEHK-tihv
adj
1
Based on personal feelings, opinions, or perspective rather than on objective fact.
"Taste in music is entirely subjective."
"The judges tried to set aside subjective bias and score on technical merit alone."
How to Use Subjective
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishComing from someone's personal viewpoint rather than a measurable, provable fact.
Common mistake
The opposite of subjective is objective — based on facts that don't depend on who is looking at them.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
subjective opinion
highly subjective
subjective experience
Word Forms
more subjective comparative, subjectives plural, most subjective superlative
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Etymology
From Latin subiectīvus, built from subject plus the adjective-forming -ive.