Dictionary definition · objective
noun
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)"the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adjective
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena"an objective appraisal"
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes"objective case"
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation"objective art"
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events"objective benefits"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).