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subjectivity

[suhb-jek-tiv-i-tee]

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noun, plural sub·jec·tiv·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.

a subjective thought or idea.

intentness on internal thoughts.

internal reality.

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Origin of subjectivity

1805–15; subjective + -ity; as a philosophical term < French subjectivité

Related formsnon·sub·jec·tiv·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for subjectivity

Contemporary Examples of subjectivity

Volatility of reputation and subjectivity of quality make it difficult to define the novel in terms of absolute excellence.
The Birth of the Novel
Nick Romeo
November 27, 2014
Subjectivity and exaggerating the foibles or bad reasoning of the opposition in political coverage was the norm.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News
Scott Porch
November 6, 2014
One where there was little room for subjectivity, where the personal impression of the interviewer counted less.
Men Without a Country: Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, My Father and Me
Arthur Chu
August 12, 2014
And like most complex films, it is up to the viewer—and the sort of subjectivity he or she brings to the viewing—to decide.
'Room 514': Israeli Film Looks at Gender, Justice, Sexuality & the Occupation
Mira Sucharov
September 3, 2013
I happen to believe an audience is totally capable of weighing in the objectivity or subjectivity of the filmmaker.
Where Does the Line Between Fact and Fiction Fall for Documentaries?
Jacob Bernstein
March 20, 2012

Historical Examples of subjectivity

No one saw that this objective was really a subjective, and involved the subjectivity of all knowledge.
Timaeus
Plato
Everything he sees is refracted in the waters of his subjectivity, from which he cannot escape.
The Legacy of Greece
Various
This was better than deciding between objectivity and subjectivity.
The Longest Journey
E. M. Forster
This subjectivity is intensified by the complete adoption of the ego-narrative.
Essays on the Greek Romances
Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
In his criticism of Renan, Mazzini attacks any theory of the subjectivity of the Divine.
The Life of Mazzini
Bolton King

Word Origin and History for subjectivity

n.

1812, from subjective + -ity.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper