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accusative |
denoting, relating to, or in a grammatical case that usu. marks direct objects of verbs or objects of prepositions; objective. [1/3 definitions] |
alienation |
a state of profound disaffection from the world of objective reality. [1/3 definitions] |
avenue |
a way of reaching an objective. [1/2 definitions] |
case1 |
any of the categories, such as "objective" or "dative," that designate such a relationship, or any such inflected form of a word. [1/9 definitions] |
cinéma vérité |
(French) a style of filmmaking in which realism is the objective, accomplished through filming unscripted everyday situations with hand-held cameras. |
clinical |
emotionally detached; objective; analytical. [1/3 definitions] |
critical thinking |
the objective analysis and evaluation of facts and evidence to form a judgment. |
existential |
of, concerning, or based on objective experience. [1/3 definitions] |
Fabian Society |
an organization established by English socialists in 1884 whose objective was to spread socialism through gradual reform. |
feint |
to move or attack so as to mislead an opponent away from the real objective. [1/5 definitions] |
fool |
to pretend, as to some unintended purpose or objective. [2/11 definitions] |
game plan |
any planned strategy to reach an objective. [1/2 definitions] |
hypostatize |
to present or consider (an idea, concept, or the like) as having concrete, objective reality or form. |
impartial |
not partial or prejudiced; even-handed or objective. |
me |
the objective case of I. |
natural science |
the branches of science that deal with objective, measurable phenomena as observed in nature, such as biology and chemistry. |
nihilism |
a philosophy that holds that there is no objective basis for moral truths and therefore traditional values are meaningless. [1/3 definitions] |
nonego |
the external, objective world. [1/2 definitions] |
nosepiece |
the lower part of a microscope to which the objective lenses are attached. [1/3 definitions] |
obj. |
abbreviation of "objective." [1/2 definitions] |
object glass |
see "objective." |
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