subjective

sub-JEK-tivadj

Meaning based on personal feelings, tastes or opinions

Memory hook depends on the SUBJECT: the person. Sami tastes the soup and gasps “Too spicy!”; Tia tastes the same soup and says “Not spicy enough!” Spiciness here is subjective.

Whether a song is beautiful is partly a subjective question.

In context The judges tried to follow clear rules, but scoring a painting is partly subjective: one judge loved its bold colors while another found them far too loud.

Similar personal, individual, emotional

Opposite objective, factual, impartial

From Latin subjectivus, from subicere (to place under): sub- (under) + jacere (to throw).

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