Subjectivity
(noun)
- The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
- The quality of being dependent on the perspective of the individual observer or experiencer.
Origin:
Late 18th century: from french subjectivité, or modern latin subjectivitas, from subjectus (see subject).
Examples:
- The subjectivity of taste was hotly debated among the art critics.
- The subjectivity of memory can make it difficult to trust eyewitness testimony.
- The subjectivity of beauty is a never-ending source of argument.
- The subjectivity of history can make it challenging to write an objective account.
- The subjectivity of his writing made it difficult to determine his true intentions.