Both Uses of
subjective
in
True Believer, by Sparks
- His editor, however, canned the idea as "too subjective" and suggested he write something about the excessive use of antibiotics in chicken feed, which had the potential to turn streptococcus into the next bubonic plague.†
Chpt 2 *subjective = influenced by personal belief, feelings, or preferences (rather than being based purely upon fact)
- Because women are a subjective mystery, not an objective one.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(subjective) influenced by personal belief, feelings, or preferences (rather than being based purely upon fact)Subjective is often contrasted to objective--meaning based upon fact without the influence of personal feelings or preferences.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In grammar, subjective can refer to a noun or pronoun inflection that indicates the relationship between terms in a sentence. For example, in "She ran home," she is the subject of the verb ran and the sentence is in the subjective (aka nominative) case.