/ səbˈdʒektɪv; NAmE / adjective
1.
based on your own ideas or opinions rather than facts and therefore sometimes unfair :
a highly subjective point of view
Everyone's opinion is bound to be subjective.
2.
( of ideas, feelings or experiences ) existing in sb's mind rather than in the real world
3.
[ only before noun ] ( grammar ) the subjective case is the one which is used for the subject of a sentence
OPP objective
► sub·ject·ive·ly adverb :
People who are less subjectively involved are better judges.
subjectively perceived changes
► sub·ject·iv·ity / ˌsʌbdʒekˈtɪvəti; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
There is an element of subjectivity in her criticism.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally in the sense characteristic of a political subject, submissive ): from Latin subjectivus , from subject- brought under, from subicere , from sub- under + jacere throw.