n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )s ə b- ' jek-ti- ˌ vi-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1856
1 a : a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience b : a theory that stresses the subjective elements in experience
2 a : a doctrine that the supreme good is the realization of a subjective experience or feeling (as pleasure) b : a doctrine that individual feeling or apprehension is the ultimate criterion of the good and the right
– sub · jec · tiv · ist \ -vist \ noun
– sub · jec · tiv · is · tic \ - ˌ jek-ti- ' vis-tik \ adjective