objectivity

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

Noun

  1. The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.
    • maintain objectivity
    • sense of objectivity
    • The scientist’s objectivity was questioned after the funding controversy.
  2. The world as it really is; reality.

Origin

Etymology tree English objective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English objectivity From objective + -ity.

Forms

objectivities

Synonyms

objectiveness objectivity

Antonyms

subjectivity

Related

neutrality independence measurement testability reproducibility determinism consistency fairness justice fact truth reality standard rule algorithm criterion evidence proof photograph photography objective impersonal neutral factual

Derived

multiobjectivity nonobjectivity