The meaning of OBJECTIVE is expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations.

Definition of objective noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

OBJECTIVE meaning: 1. something that you plan to do or achieve: 2. based on real facts and not influenced by personal…. Learn more.

Your objective is what you are trying to achieve. Our main objective was the recovery of the child safe and well. His objective was to play golf and win.

OBJECTIVE meaning: 1 : based on facts rather than feelings or opinions not influenced by feelings; 2 : existing outside of the mind existing in the real world

safe, secure - Safe and secure, now nearly synonymous, used to be more different; secure was subjective—man's own sense of the absence of danger—while safe was objective, the fact of such …

being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions. unbiased: an objective opinion. intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book. …

There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word objective, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Managers should set specific performance objectives for their teams. The main objective was to improve children’s knowledge of geography. A clear objective was set and adhered to.

Determined by and emphasizing the features and characteristics of the object, or thing dealt with, rather than the thoughts and feelings of the artist, writer, or speaker. An objective painting or description.