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material, physical, corporeal, phenomenal, sensible, objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping.
//material values physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary.
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the physical benefits of exercise corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force.
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artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction.
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scientists concerned with the phenomenal world sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses.
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the earth's rotation is not sensible to us objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it.
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no objective evidence of damage
fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests.
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a fair decision just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper.
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a just settlement of territorial claims equitable implies a less rigorous standard than just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned.
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the equitable distribution of the property impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice.
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an impartial third party unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice.
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your unbiased opinion dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment.
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a dispassionate summation of the facts objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings.
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I can't be objective about my own child
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intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about.
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announced his intention to marry intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness.
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the clear intent of the statute purpose suggests a more settled determination.
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being successful was her purpose in life design implies a more carefully calculated plan.
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the order of events came by accident, not design aim adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing.
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her aim was to raise film to an art form end stresses the intended effect of action often in distinction or contrast to the action or means as such.
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willing to use any means to achieve his end object may equal end but more often applies to a more individually determined wish or need.
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his constant object was the achievement of pleasure objective implies something tangible and immediately attainable.
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their objective is to seize the oil fields goal suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship.
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worked years to reach her goals
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1647, in the meaning defined at sense 2d
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1835, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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borrowed from Medieval Latin objectīvus "considered in relation to its purpose, relating to an object of thought," from objectum "something presented to the mind, goal, aim" + Latin -īvus -ive — more at object entry 1
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in sense 1 probably short for objective point "goal of a military operation"; in sense 2 noun derivative of objective, adjective, "nearest the object (of the parts of a lens in a telescope, microscope, etc.)," probably borrowed from French (in verre objectif "lens nearest the object") — more at objective entry 1
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