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Subjectivity

/ˌsʌb.dʒekˈtɪv.ə.ti/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #9500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

    "Art criticism often involves a high degree of subjectivity."
  2. 2

    The conscious awareness of one's own experiences and identity as a subject.

    "Modern literary theory explores how the author's subjectivity shapes the narrative."

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Derived from the Medieval Latin 'subjectivus', rooted in the Latin 'subjectus' meaning 'lying under' or 'placed under'. During the early modern period, the term evolved philosophically from denoting the objective reality of a subject to representing the internal mental perspective, feelings, and biases of an individual.

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