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