Definitions for absolute

Definitions for (noun) absolute

Main entry: absolute

Definition: 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

Usage: no mortal being can influence the absolute


Definitions for (adj) absolute

Main entry: absolute

Definition: perfect or complete or pure

Usage: absolute loyalty; absolute silence; absolute truth; absolute alcohol


Main entry: absolute, inviolable, infrangible

Definition: not capable of being violated or infringed

Usage: infrangible human rights


Main entry: absolute, out-and-out, sheer, rank, right-down, downright

Definition: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Usage: 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


Main entry: absolute

Definition: not limited by law

Usage: an absolute monarch


Main entry: absolute

Definition: expressing finality with no implication of possible change

Usage: an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority


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