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 absolute absolute /ˈæbsəlut/

adjective

  1. () Perfect, complete or pure  ( absolute )
    perfect, complete or pure
     Absolute loyalty
    absolute loyalty
     Absolute silence
    absolute silence
     Absolute truth
    absolute truth
     Absolute alcohol
    absolute alcohol
  2. () Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers  ( downright , rank , right-down , absolute , out-and-out , sheer )
    complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
     Absolute freedom
    absolute freedom
     An absolute dimwit
    an absolute dimwit
     A downright lie
    a downright lie
     Out-and-out mayhem
    out-and-out mayhem
     An out-and-out lie
    an out-and-out lie
     A rank outsider
    a rank outsider
     Many right-down vices
    many right-down vices
     Got the job through sheer persistence
    got the job through sheer persistence
     Sheer stupidity
    sheer stupidity
  3. () Not limited by law  ( absolute )
    not limited by law
     An absolute monarch
    an absolute monarch
  4. Not capable of being violated or infringed  ( absolute , infrangible , inviolable )
    not capable of being violated or infringed
     Infrangible human rights
    infrangible human rights
  5. Expressing finality with no implication of possible change  ( absolute )
    expressing finality with no implication of possible change
     An absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority
    an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority

noun

  1. () Something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative  ( absolute )
    something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
     No mortal being can influence the absolute
    no mortal being can influence the absolute