n.
Pronunciation: ə b- ' jek-ti- ˌ vi-z ə m, äb-
Function: noun
Date: 1854
1 : any of various theories asserting the validity of objective phenomena over subjective experience especially : REALISM 2A
2 : an ethical theory that moral good is objectively real or that moral precepts are objectively valid
3 : a 20th century movement in poetry growing out of imagism and putting stress on form
– ob · jec · tiv · ist \ -vist \ adjective or noun
– ob · jec · tiv · is · tic \ - ˌ jek-ti- ' vis-tik \ adjective