OBJECTIVITY

objectivity, objectiveness

(noun) judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

objectivity (countable and uncountable, plural objectivities)

The state of being objective, just, unbiased and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices.

The world as it really is; reality.

Synonyms

• objectiveness (much less common)

Antonyms

• subjectivity

Source: Wiktionary


Ob`jec*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf.F. objectivité.]

Definition: The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective. The calm, the cheerfulness, the disinterested objectivity have disappeared [in the life of the Greeks]. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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