subjectivity

noun

sub·​jec·​tiv·​i·​ty (ˌ)səb-ˌjek-ˈti-və-tē 

: the quality, state, or nature of being subjective

Any attempt to link landscapes and music together can suffer from some measure of subjectivity.

—David J. Keeling

He thinks that scientists and philosophers have unjustly neglected the subjectivity of conscious experience and that this has made it harder for them to explain some of the workings of the mind.

—Anthony Gottlieb

Examples of subjectivity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The film breaks into formal subjectivity during dreams and visions, but seldom does this during Terry’s waking moments. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024

Interestingly, there is now technology available that removes the subjectivity of ad campaigns, so creative strategists can understand what type of creative is going to be most engaging to its target customer. —Alex Song, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024

Rather than an unrelenting succession of discrete moments, the work facilitates an experience of time similar to the ongoing flow of interior subjectivity, where the past envelops the present in a continuous, seamless stream of perception. —Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024

In the podcast interview, Condal explained how his HBO adaptation had made many changes while remaining faithful and respectful to Fire & Blood, focusing on the subjectivity of Martin’s book, which is not a novel, but a fictional history book of the Targaryen’s reign. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

subjectivity

noun

sub·​jec·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌsəb-jek-ˈtiv-ət-ē 

plural subjectivities

1

: subjective character, quality, state, or nature

2

: the personal qualities of an investigator that affect the outcome of scientific or medical research (as by unconsciously communicating a bias to the subject of the experiment)