subjective

(səb-jĕk'tĭv)
adj.

1. 1. Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world: a subjective decision.
   2. Particular to a given person; personal: subjective experience.
2. Moodily introspective.
3. Existing only in the mind; illusory.
4. Psychology. Existing only within the experiencer's mind.
5. Medicine. Of, relating to, or designating a symptom or condition perceived by the patient and not by the examiner.
6. Expressing or bringing into prominence the individuality of the artist or author.
7. Grammar. Relating to or being the nominative case.
8. Relating to the real nature of something; essential.

subjectively sub·jec'tive·ly adv.
subjectiveness sub·jec'tive·ness or sub'jec·tiv'i·ty (sŭb'jĕk-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

Based on individual judgment or discretion: arbitrary, discretionary, judgmental, personal. See opinion, surprise/expect.

adj

Definition: emotional; not based on fact
Antonyms: impartial, objective, unbiased, unemotional, unprejudiced

Perceived only by one examiner and not necessarily by any other examiner.

• s. probability — see subjective probability.

For a list of words related to subjective, see:

• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - subjektiv, subjekts-
n. - nominativ

Nederlands (Dutch)
subjectief

Français (French)
adj. - subjectif
n. - subjectivité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - subjektiv, (Ling.) Subjekt...
n. - (Ling.) Nominativ

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποκειμενικός, (γραμμ.) της ονομαστικής (πτώσης)

Italiano (Italian)
soggettivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - subjetivo

Русский (Russian)
субъективный, подлежащий, реальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - subjetivo
n. - subjetivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - subjektiv, personligt färgad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
主观的, 主观上的, 主体的, 个人的, 内省的, 主观, 主观事物, 主格

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 主觀的, 主觀上的, 主體的, 個人的, 內省的
n. - 主觀, 主觀事物, 主格

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자기 주관의, 상상의, 주체의
n. - 주관 , 주격

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 主観の, 個人的な, 想像の, 主語の, 主観的に表現する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذاتي, شخصي, غير موضوعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סובייקטיבי, הכרתי, אישי, נושאי‬
n. - ‮יחסת הנושא (דקדוק)‬

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