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Etymology
Origin of objectivity
Explanation
Objectivity is a noun that means a lack of bias, judgment, or prejudice. Maintaining one's objectivity is the most important job of a judge. The meaning of objectivity is easy to remember, when you see that the word "object" embedded within it. While it can be hard to show objectivity about people or pets, it's easy to be more "objective" about objects. I can show objectivity about a box of rocks; it's much harder to show it with my dog. The opposite of objectivity is "subjectivity," which is personal bias or opinion.
Vocabulary lists containing objectivity
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Journalism
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Example Sentences
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But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The report found that "the way Letby's grievance and its consequences were handled was deplorable", adding that the investigating officer in charge "could bring neither independence nor objectivity to it".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A streamer-owned film-logging platform can kiss objectivity goodbye.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The court’s language frames the issue as biology vs. identity, objectivity vs. subjectivity, reality vs. fiction.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Up in the press box, Jolly Roger and all the other Wise We Boys had dropped their objectivity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
None among the gods of the supernaturalistic interpretations of religion are objectivities.
From Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View by William Montgomery Brown
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