n. - expression or feeling of opposition or disapproval.

- objecting.

- adverse reason or statement. [latin: related to *object]

—adj. - external to the mind; actually existing.

- dealing with outward things or exhibiting facts uncoloured by feelings or opinions.

- gram. (of a case or word) in the form appropriate to the object. —n. - something sought or aimed at.

- gram. Objective case. objectively adv. Objectivity n. [medieval latin: related to *object]

adj. Unaware or unconscious. obliviously adv. Obliviousness n.

adj. Offensive, objectionable. obnoxiously adv. Obnoxiousness n. [latin noxa injury]

n.pl. Funeral rites. [latin obsequiae]

adj. - acute in taking notice.

- attentive in observance. observantly adv.

n. - obsessing or being obsessed.

- persistent idea dominating a person's mind. obsessional adj. Obsessionally adv.

adj. - stubborn, intractable.

- firmly continuing in one's action or opinion despite advice. obstinacy n. Obstinately adv. [latin obstino persist]

adj. - unpleasantly noticeable.

- obtruding oneself. obtrusively adv. Obtrusiveness n.

n. (us estrogen) 1 sex hormone developing and maintaining female characteristics of the body.

- this produced artificially for use in medicine. [greek oistros frenzy, *-gen]