Object vs Anything - What's the difference?
object | anything |
A thing that has physical existence.
The goal, end or purpose of something.
* 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
(computing) In object-oriented programming, an instantiation of a class or structure.
(obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
* Chapman
To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
(obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
* Spenser
* Addison
* Whitgift
(obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
* Fairfax
* Hooker
* Alexander Pope
In any way, any extent or any degree.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; .
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Someone or something of importance.
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As nouns the difference between object and anything
is that object is a thing that has physical existence while anything is someone or something of importance.As a verb object
is to disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.As an adverb anything is
in any way, any extent or any degree.As a pronoun anything is
any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught.object
English
Noun
(en noun)- The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
- Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
- The convertible, once object''' of his desire, was now the '''object of his hatred.
- He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object .
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* (thing) article, item, thing * (person or thing toward which an emotion is directed) target * See alsoDerived terms
* art object * celestial object * deep-sky object * depicted object * direct object * exponential object * first-class object * foreign object * found object * function object * God object * Herbig-Haro object * immutable object * indirect object * initial object * Kuiper belt object/KBO * mental object * Messier object * mock object * mutable object * natural object * null object * object ball * object blindness * object code * object complement * object glass * object language * object lens * object lesson * object orientation * object pronoun * object space * object-control * objecthood * objectify * objectionable * objective * object-oriented * physical object * prepositional object * retained object * second-class object * sex object * superluminal object * terminal object * third-class object * unidentified flying object/UFOSee also
* subjectVerb
(en verb)- I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.
- He gave to him to object his heinous crime.
- Others object the poverty of the nation.
- The book giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered.
- Of less account some knight thereto object , / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
- some strong impediment or other objecting itself
- Pallas to their eyes / The mist objected , and condensed the skies.
Derived terms
* objectionanything
English
Adverb
(-)- That isn't anything like a car.
Pronoun
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Derived terms
() * anything else * anything goes * anythingarian * as anything * if anything * not much of anything * not that there's anything wrong with thatNoun
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