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   absolute

   /ˈabsəluːt/

   adjective

   • 1. not qualified or diminished in any way; total: "absolute secrecy" Similar completetotalutterout-and-outoutrightentireperfectpuredecidedthoroughthoroughgoingundividedunqualifiedunadulteratedunalloyedunmodifiedunreserveddownrightundilutedsolidconsummateunmitigatedsheerarrantrankdyed-in-the-woolplenaryperemptoryOpposite partialqualified
   • ▪ used for 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 dare challenge her absolute authority" Similar unlimitedunrestrictedunrestrainedunboundedunboundboundlessinfiniteultimatetotalsupremeunconditionalfulluttersovereignomnipotentOpposite conditional
   • ▪ (of a ruler) having unrestricted power: "Dom Miguel proclaimed himself absolute monarch" Similar autocraticdespoticdictatorialtyrannicaltyrannousauthoritarianarbitraryimperiousdomineeringhigh-handeddraconianautonomoussovereignautarchicautarchicalanti-democraticOpposite constitutional
   • ▪ (of a decree) final: "the decree of nullity was made absolute"
   • 2. viewed or existing independently and not in relation to other things; not relative or comparative: "absolute moral standards" Similar universalfixedindependentnon-relativenon-variableabsolutistrigidestablishedsetsettleddefinitedecidedirrevocableunalterableunquestionableauthoritativeincontrovertiblein 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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   The meaning of ABSOLUTE is free from imperfection : perfect. How to use absolute in a sentence.

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   ABSOLUTE definition: 1. very great or to the largest degree possible: 2. used when expressing a strong opinion: 3…. Learn more.

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   Use absolute as a noun or an adjective when you're so sure of something that you know it will never change. For example, a devout person's belief in life after death is an absolute; that person has absolute faith in the afterlife.

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   Absolute definition: free from imperfection; complete; perfect. See examples of ABSOLUTE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSOLUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An absolute is a rule or principle that is believed to be true, right, or relevant in all situations.

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

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   Unqualified in extent or degree; total. Absolute silence. American Heritage. Perfect; complete; whole. Absolute silence. Webster's New World. Not limited by restrictions or exceptions. An absolute right. American Heritage. Not mixed; pure. Absolute alcohol. Webster's New World. Being fully such; utter. An absolute fool. American Heritage.

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    ABSOLUTE meaning: 1 : complete and total often used informally to make a statement more forceful sometimes used with the most; 2 : not limited in any way

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    Origin absolute1 (1300-1400) Latin past participle of absolvere; → ABSOLVE. absolute meaning, definition, what is absolute: complete or total: Learn more.