objective.

1. Not unduly shaped by personal preference or interest.

2. A result an action or plan is intended to achieve.

3. The lens or optical assembly nearest the object in an imaging instrument.

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Words that belong together

• objective assessment
• objective account

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The review sought an objective assessment of the damage.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more objective; superlative most objective when comparison is meaningful.. Noun singular objective; plural objectives.. Noun singular objective; plural objectives. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: common.