subjectivity.

1. Dependence on personal perception, judgment or standpoint rather than solely on criteria shared independently of one individual.

2. The condition or experience of being a subject with a point of view and inner experience.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• subjectivity of interpretation
• personal subjectivity

On the page

The essay acknowledged the subjectivity of interpretation without abandoning standards of evidence.

Her account’s subjectivity became clear in the details she considered worth remembering.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable. 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: description, interpretation, contrast, characterization. Disciplines: prose writing, literary analysis, advanced general English. Commonness: moderately common.