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   Ab·so·lute

   /ˈabsəˌlo͞ot/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not qualified or diminished in any way; total: "absolute secrecy" Similar completetotalutterout-and-outoutrightentireperfectpuredecidedthoroughthoroughgoingundividedunqualifiedunadulteratedunalloyedunmodifiedunreserveddownrightundilutedsolidconsummateunmitigatedsheerarrantrankdyed-in-the-woolplenaryperemptoryOpposite partialqualified
   • ▪ used for general emphasis when expressing an opinion: "the policy is absolute folly" Similar definitecertainpositiveunconditionalcategoricalunquestionableundoubtedunequivocaldecisiveconclusiveconfirmedmanifestinfallibleOpposite partialqualified
   • ▪ (of powers or rights) not subject to any limitation; unconditional: "no one dared challenge her absolute authority" Similar unlimitedunrestrictedunrestrainedunboundedunboundboundlessinfiniteultimatetotalsupremeunconditionalfulluttersovereignomnipotentOpposite conditional
   • ▪ (of a ruler) having unrestricted power: "he proclaimed himself absolute monarch" Similar autocraticdespoticdictatorialtyrannicaltyrannousauthoritarianarbitraryimperiousdomineeringhigh-handeddraconianautonomoussovereignautarchicautarchicalantidemocraticOpposite constitutional
   • ▪ (of a decree) final: "the decree of nullity was made absolute"
   • ▪ see absolute title
   • 2. viewed or existing independently and not in relation to other things; not relative or comparative: "absolute moral standards" Similar universalfixedindependentnonrelativenonvariableabsolutistrigidestablishedsetsettleddefinitedecidedirrevocableunalterableunquestionableauthoritativeincontrovertiblein black and whiteOpposite relativeflexible
   • 3. (of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest of the sentence, as in: "dinner being over, we left the table"
   • ▪ (of a transitive verb) used without an expressed object (e.g. guns kill).
   • ▪ (of an adjective) used without an expressed noun (e.g. the brave).

   noun

   • 1. a value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things: "good and evil are presented as absolutes"
   • ▪ something that exists without being dependent on anything else.
   • ▪ ultimate reality; God.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere (see absolve).

   Derivatives

   • 1. absoluteness noun

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   Definitions of absolute. adjective. perfect or complete or pure. “ absolute loyalty” “ absolute silence” “ absolute truth” synonyms: direct. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact. implicit, unquestioning. being without doubt or reserve. infinite. total and all-embracing. living. (informal) absolute. see more. adjective.

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   Define absolute. absolute synonyms, absolute pronunciation, absolute translation, English dictionary definition of absolute. adj. 1. a. Unqualified in extent or degree; total: absolute silence. b. Not limited by restrictions or exceptions: an absolute right. c. Being fully such;...

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   2 days ago · noun (sometimes not capital) 1. philosophy. a. the ultimate basis of reality. b. that which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete. 2. (in the philosophy of Hegel) that towards which all things evolve dialectically. Collins English Dictionary.

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   noun. something that is not dependent upon external conditions for existence or for its specific nature, size, etc. (opposed to relative ). the absolute, something that is free from any restriction or condition. something that is independent of some or all relations. something that is perfect or complete.

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   a : never changing : always true or real. You have the absolute right to remain silent. an absolute requirement = a requirement that is absolute. absolute [= unqualified] freedom. b : not depending on or compared with anything else. The company has grown in absolute terms, but its share of the market is actually less than it was a few years ago.

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   Definition of absolute adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishABSOLUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈæbsəluːt / us. absolute adjective [always before noun] (COMPLETE) Add to word list. B2. complete: absolute power / control. The party was an absolute disaster. absolute adjective [always before noun] (DEFINITE) definite: There was no absolute proof of fraud.