Definition Dictionary

Based on evidence and fair judgment rather than personal preference.

One word family: also includes objectivity.

To accept or agree without active resistance, often reluctantly.

One word family: also includes acquiescence, acquiescent.

A person who studies or collects objects associated with the past.

An investment objective focused on protecting the original amount invested and limiting losses.

Disposed to find petty faults or raise objections.

Emotional distance that can allow a situation to be judged without personal bias.

Not influenced by strong emotion or personal bias.

In this sense, an object or activity receiving excessive or obsessive attention.

Fair and not favoring one side or interest.

One word family: also includes impartiality.

Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.

One word family: also includes intolerance.

To raise a minor or evasive objection.

To protest or object with earnest reasoning.

To repair or improve an old or damaged building or object.

To make someone or something the object of scornful amusement.

A sharp fragment of a broken object, especially glass or pottery.

Planned with a broader or longer-term objective in mind.

Not distorted by a personal preference or prejudice.