Meaning & Definition of Absolute in English
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Absolute
/æbsəlut/
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
- "No mortal being can influence the absolute"
synonym:
- absolute
adjective
1. Perfect or complete or pure
- "Absolute loyalty"
- "Absolute silence"
- "Absolute truth"
- "Absolute alcohol"
synonym:
- absolute
2. Complete and without restriction or qualification
- Sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- "Absolute freedom"
- "An absolute dimwit"
- "A downright lie"
- "Out-and-out mayhem"
- "An out-and-out lie"
- "A rank outsider"
- "Many right-down vices"
- "Got the job through sheer persistence"
- "Sheer stupidity"
synonym:
- absolute,
- downright,
- out-and-out(a),
- rank(a),
- right-down,
- sheer(a)
3. Not limited by law
- "An absolute monarch"
synonym:
- absolute
4. Expressing finality with no implication of possible change
- "An absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority"
synonym:
- absolute
5. Not capable of being violated or infringed
- "Infrangible human rights"
synonym:
- absolute,
- infrangible,
- inviolable
Examples of using
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
That is the absolute truth!
He is an absolute monarch.