Main Entry: ob·jec·tiv·ism

Pronunciation: \əb-ˈjek-ti-ˌvi-zəm, äb-\

Function: noun

Date: 1854

1 : any of various theories asserting the validity of objective phenomena over subjective experience; especially : realism 2a
2 : an ethical theory that moral good is objectively real or that moral precepts are objectively valid
3 : a 20th century movement in poetry growing out of imagism and putting stress on form

— ob·jec·tiv·ist \-vist\ adjective or noun

— ob·jec·tiv·is·tic \-ˌjek-ti-ˈvis-tik\ adjective