Objectification

Giving a person or animal object qualities.

Ex. Objectification

"He sat there like a rock."

by Al the ninjamcpitomuffinbeast May 21, 2010

objectively

A word that is commonly confused with subjectively, consequently, or something that ends with "ly". "Objectively" is an adverb, used to describe the subject being presented in an impersonal manner.

The word is used unnecessarily by people who have the habit of adding lengthy words to make them feel like their texts have more credibility, but it makes them look like that scumbag who would write reports with excessive amounts of text rather than getting to the point.

Quality is more important than quantity is what they say. We objectively don't need people using "objectively" to make their texts look more meaningful. See what I did there? Remove the "objectively" after "We", and you'll have something that is more readable.

The study objectively tests for whether the subjects' eye colors are dependent variables of the reaction times in an environment of 0.005 lux.

by JohoB5 December 8, 2014

Objects in front of you are not as shiny as they appear

A play on the warning text you see on car door mirrors.

This is for those people with ADHD who are easily distracted by shiny objects.

I use this at work for people who get caught up in drama instead of doing their job.

Hey, buddy, focus. Objects in front of you are not as shiny as they appear.

by McFeather November 6, 2008

objectosexual

Someone who is sexually attracted to inanimate objects, rather than live organisms such as other humans or -as sometimes occurs- animals or plants.

Woman: "I just saw a man humping a bench!"

Man: "Don't worry, he's just an objectosexual"

Woman: "Ooooh, okay then."

by Sim-Dog April 8, 2009

Objectivism

An American poetic movement that emerged from the Imagist school of poetry in the 1930's. Influenced by early Modernist poets such as Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, H.D., and William Carlos Williams (who is also considered an Objectivist poet), the Objectivist poets utilized free verse, dense, concentrated language, and imagery. However, the Objectivist school of poetry rejected the Imagist's interest in Classicism and mythology, choosing to focus on ordinary objects and everyday life, a focus reflected in their use small, everyday words. They believed in treating the poem as an object presenting the poet's sincere attempt to look clearly at the world. Objectivist poems ranged in length anywhere from a few lines to, in the case of Louis Zukofky's "A," eight hundred pages.

Prominant Objectivist poets were Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen, Charles Reznikoff, and Carl Rakosi.

The Objectivist school of poetry is in no way related to the pop philosophy of Ayn Rand.

Poem Indicative of Objectivism: "Among the heaps of brick and plaster lies / a girder, still itself among the rubbish." - Charles Reznikoff

by David Magaro December 7, 2006

objectivism

Selfishness excusing itself as virtue. First propounded by cultic pop-philosopher Ayn Rand, objectivism prizes narcissistic (or "rugged") individualism, self-centered achievement, commerce, industry, and tall buildings as being of prime value over love, faithfulness, generosity, and humility. Adherents of the Ayn Rand cult, called objectivists, or randroids at the extreme, tend towards patronizing rudeness, and a near-dogmatic infatuation with their pet theories on race and the superiority of western civilization and culture.

"I find that courtesy is often the first victim of objectivism." - Nietschze

by PenangGai February 1, 2005

objectivism

A philosophy often criticized by those who have read nothing about it.

"Objectivism is so self-centered! That's mean and wrong!"

by userexec February 24, 2008