Objective vs Impersonal - What's the difference?
objective | impersonal |
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
Based on observed facts.
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(grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
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A material object that physically exists.
A goal that is striven for.
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(grammar) The objective case; a noun or pronoun in that case.
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
As adjectives the difference between objective and impersonal
is that objective is of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality while impersonal is not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.As a noun objective
is a material object that physically exists.objective
English
(Objectivity)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Said of account, judgment, criteria, person, existence, or observation.Antonyms
* subjectiveDerived terms
* nonobjective * objective correlative * objectivityNoun
(en noun)- Objectives' are the stepping stones which guide you to achieving your goals. They must be verifiable in some way, whether that?s statistically – ‘the more I do this, the better I get at it? – or by some other achievable concept such as getting the job or relationship that you want. It?s crucial that your ' objectives lead you logically towards your goal and are quantifiable.
Synonyms
* See alsoimpersonal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
- She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
- The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”