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Definitions for Object

[1] anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
[2] a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of medical investigation.
[3] the end toward which effort or action is directed; goal; purpose: Profit is the object of business.
[4] a person or thing with reference to the impression made on the mind or the feeling or emotion elicited in an observer: an object of curiosity and pity.
[5] anything that may be apprehended intellectually: objects of thought.
[6] Optics . the thing of which a lens or mirror forms an image.
[7] Grammar . (in many languages, as English) a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute representing by its syntactical position either the goal of the action of a verb or the goal of a preposition in a prepositional phrase, as ball in John hit the ball, Venice in He came to Venice, coin and her in He gave her a coin. Compare direct object, indirect object.
[8] Digital Technology . any item that can be individually selected or manipulated, as a picture, data file, or piece of text. in object-oriented programming, a self-contained entity that consists of both data and operations to manipulate the data.
[9] Metaphysics . something toward which a cognitive act is directed.
[10] to offer a reason or argument in opposition.
[11] to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste; be averse.
[12] to refuse or attempt to refuse to permit some action, speech, etc.
[13] to state, claim, or cite in opposition; put forward in objection, disagreement, or disapproval: Some people objected that the proposed import duty would harm world trade.
[14] Archaic . to bring forward or adduce in opposition.
[15] objection.
[16] objective.
[17] a tangible and visible thing
[18] a person or thing seen as a focus or target for feelings, thought, etc an object of affection
[19] an aim, purpose, or objective
[20] informal a ridiculous or pitiable person, spectacle, etc
[21] philosophy that towards which cognition is directed, as contrasted with the thinking subject; anything regarded as external to the mind, esp in the external world
[22] grammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase whose referent is the recipient of the action of a verb See also direct object, indirect object
[23] grammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that is governed by a preposition
[24] no object not a hindrance or obstacle money is no object
[25] computing a self-contained identifiable component of a software system or design object-oriented programming
[26] (tr; takes a clause as object) to state as an objection he objected that his motives had been good
[27] (intr often foll by to ) to raise or state an objection (to); present an argument (against)

Words related to Object

body, substance, phenomenon, commodity, matter, gadget, item, something, article, design, target, balk, protest, criticize, oppose, complain, bulk, widget, doohickey, doodad

Words nearby Object

obiit, obit, obiter dictum, obituary, obj., object, object ball, object choice, object code, object complement, object distance

Origin of Object

1325–75; (noun) Middle English: “something perceived, purpose, objection,” from Medieval Latin objectum “something thrown down or presented (to the mind),” noun use of neuter of Latin objectus (past participle of objicere ), equivalent to ob- ob- + jec- (combining form of jacere to throw; see jet1) + -tus past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English objecten to argue against (< Middle French obje (c )ter ) < Latin objectāre to throw or put before, oppose

Words that may be confused with Object

abject, object

Other words from Object

ob·jec·tor , noun
o·ver·ob·ject , verb
re·ob·ject , verb (used with object)
un·ob·ject·ed , adjective

Word origin for Object

C15: from Latin obicere, from ob- against + jacere to throw

Synonyms for Object

article, body, commodity, gadget, item, matter, phenomenon, something, substance, bulk, doodad, doohickey, entity, fact, gizmo, mass, reality, thingamajig, volume, whatchamacallit, widget