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- pronunciation:
 b
jek
tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a goal or purpose that a person works to achieve; aim.
My objective is to become a teacher.
- synonyms:
- aim, goal, intent, purpose, target
- similar words:
- ambition, aspiration, design, destination, end, idea, mark, mission, object, plan, point
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| related words: |
motive |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.
The teacher thought about her student's problem in an objective way.- synonyms:
- fair, impartial
- similar words:
- disinterested, impersonal, just, neutral, open-minded
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| related words: |
fair, honest |
| derivations: |
objectively (adv.), objectiveness (n.) |
The word objective
contains the following parts:
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
  Example words:
adjacent, adjective, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jet, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, subject
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, activate, active, actively, activist, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, exclusive, expensive, fugitive, imperative, infinitive, interactive, native, objective, productive, protective, relative
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