absolute

adjective

ab·so·lute ˈab-sə-ˌlüt How to pronounce absolute (audio)

ˌab-sə-ˈlüt How to pronounce absolute (audio)

: free from imperfection : perfect

… it is a most absolute and excellent horse.

William Shakespeare

: free or relatively free from mixture : pure

absolute alcohol

: outright, unmitigated

an absolute lie

: being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint

absolute power

: having no restriction, exception, or qualification

an absolute requirement

absolute freedom

: positive, unquestionable

absolute proof

: independent of arbitrary standards of measurement

: relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time

absolute electric units

: relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero

absolute temperature

specifically : kelvin

10° absolute

: fundamental, ultimate

absolute knowledge

: perfectly embodying the nature of a thing

absolute justice

grammar

: standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements

the absolute construction this being the case in the sentence "this being the case, let us go"

of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive

Blind in "help the blind" and ours in "your work and ours" are absolute.

of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive

Kill in "if looks could kill" is an absolute verb.

: being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships

an absolute term in logic

absolute music

: being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface

absolute altitude

absolute noun

absoluteness noun

Example Sentences

You can't predict the future with absolute certainty. I have absolute faith in her ability to get the job done. He swore an oath of absolute secrecy. When it comes to using computers, I'm an absolute beginner. The country is ruled by an absolute dictator. The country is an absolute monarchy. See More

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Legal Definition

absolute

adjective

ab·so·lute

: free from qualification, condition, exception, or restriction

rights that even seem absolute have these qualifications

Long v. Rockwood, 277 U.S. 142 (1928)

see also absolute ownership at ownership compare qualified

in the civil law of Louisiana : having or allowing no legal effect

an absolute impediment

: final and not liable to modification

—sometimes used after the word it modifies

divorce absolute

compare nisi

absoluteness

noun

as in completeness

the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification the absoluteness of my belief in God should be apparent

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

completeness
perfectness
entirety
entireness
wholeness
fullness
soundness
exhaustiveness
extensiveness
indefectibility
faultlessness
flawlessness
inclusiveness
comprehensiveness
perfection
all-inclusiveness
thoroughness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

incompleteness
imperfection
unsoundness
inadequacy
imperfectness
narrowness
inadequateness
limitedness
patchiness
sketchiness

单词	absoluteness
释义	absolute adjective ab·so·lute ˈab-sə-ˌlüt ˌab-sə-ˈlüt 1 a : free from imperfection : perfect … it is a most absolute and excellent horse. William Shakespeare b : free or relatively free from mixture : pure absolute alcohol c : outright, unmitigated an absolute lie 2 : being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint absolute power 3 : having no restriction, exception, or qualification an absolute requirement absolute freedom 4 : positive, unquestionable absolute proof 5 a : independent of arbitrary standards of measurement b : relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time absolute electric units c : relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero absolute temperature specifically : kelvin 10° absolute 6 : fundamental, ultimate absolute knowledge 7 : perfectly embodying the nature of a thing absolute justice 8 grammar a : standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements the absolute construction this being the case in the sentence "this being the case, let us go" b of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive Blind in "help the blind" and ours in "your work and ours" are absolute. c of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive Kill in "if looks could kill" is an absolute verb. 9 : being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships an absolute term in logic absolute music 10 : being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface absolute altitude absolute noun absoluteness noun Synonyms arbitrary autocratic autocratical czarist tsarist tzarist despotic dictatorial monocratic tyrannical tyrannic tyrannous See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences You can't predict the future with absolute certainty. I have absolute faith in her ability to get the job done. He swore an oath of absolute secrecy. When it comes to using computers, I'm an absolute beginner. The country is ruled by an absolute dictator. The country is an absolute monarchy. See More Recent Examples on the Web Get layering with one of the standout cardigan options recommended by our experts above, from boxy and cropped to slouchy and oversized, or check out the complete edit of BAZAAR editors' absolute favorite knits. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Sep. 2022 Founded by Priyanka Ganjoo, Kulfi seeks to empower the South Asian community through representation, and the brand's long-lasting, smudge-proof eyeliner is an absolute beauty must-have. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 16 Sep. 2022 This song is an absolute bop, but it's also got a pretty inspiring message. Yaa Bofah, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 None of this means that democracy isn’t our absolute best hope. Dara Horn, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022 To be a part of The Karate Kid franchise in Part III was an absolute career highlight. Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 An absolute head start, but not one that is maintained. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Sep. 2022 This feels like an absolute necessity for people who’d rather not accidentally punch holes in their television. WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022 Every heart should make peace not with its moods, but rather with the permanent and absolute amateurism that comes with feeling your way through the nascence of what’s next. Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English absolut, borrowed from Latin absolūtus, from past participle of absolvere "to set free, acquit, finish, complete" — more at absolve First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing absolute absolute ceiling ablative absolute absolute convergence absolute magnitude absolute space absolute humidity absolute value absolute pitch absolute zero absolute ceiling ablative absolute absolute convergence absolute magnitude absolute space absolute humidity absolute value absolute pitch absolute zero See More Kids Definition absolute adjective ab·so·lute ˈab-sə-ˌlüt 1 : total entry 1 sense 1, complete absolute darkness 2 : not limited in any way absolute power 3 : free from doubt : certain absolute proof Medical Definition absolute adjective ab·so·lute ˌab-sə-ˈlüt 1 : pure or relatively free from mixture absolute methanol 2 : relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero absolute temperature Legal Definition absolute adjective ab·so·lute 1 a : free from qualification, condition, exception, or restriction rights that even seem absolute have these qualifications Long v. Rockwood, 277 U.S. 142 (1928) see also absolute ownership at ownership compare qualified b in the civil law of Louisiana : having or allowing no legal effect an absolute impediment 2 : final and not liable to modification —sometimes used after the word it modifies divorce absolute compare nisi absoluteness noun as in completeness the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification the absoluteness of my belief in God should be apparent Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance completeness perfectness entirety entireness wholeness fullness soundness exhaustiveness extensiveness indefectibility faultlessness flawlessness inclusiveness comprehensiveness perfection all-inclusiveness thoroughness Antonyms & Near Antonyms incompleteness imperfection unsoundness inadequacy imperfectness narrowness inadequateness limitedness patchiness sketchiness See More
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