Main Entry: sub·jec·tiv·ism

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)səb-ˈjek-ti-ˌvi-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1856

1 a : a theory that limits knowledge to subjective experience b : a theory that stresses the subjective elements in experience
2 a : a doctrine that the supreme good is the realization of a subjective experience or feeling (as pleasure) b : a doctrine that individual feeling or apprehension is the ultimate criterion of the good and the right

— sub·jec·tiv·ist \-vist\ noun

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