Definitions for Absolute
ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlutab·so·lute

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 6 votes

1. absoluteadjective

   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"

2. absoluteadjective

   perfect or complete or pure

   "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"

3. absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)adjective

   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"

4. absoluteadjective

   not limited by law

   "an absolute monarch"

5. absoluteadjective

   expressing finality with no implication of possible change

   "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority"

6. absolute, infrangible, inviolableadjective

   not capable of being violated or infringed

   "infrangible human rights"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absolutenoun

   That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.

   Philosophers differ in how they treat their Absolutes

2. absolutenoun

   That which is not dependent on anything else.

3. absolutenoun

   In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.

4. absolutenoun

   A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.

5. absolutenoun

   The unity of spirit and nature;

6. absolutenoun

   The whole of reality; the totality to which everyhting is reduced.

7. absolutenoun

   Concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes.

8. absoluteadjective

   Absolved; free.

9. absoluteadjective

   Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless.

10. absoluteadjective

    Outright; unmitigated; pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.

    When caught, he told an absolute lie.

11. absoluteadjective

    free from restraint and control by either government or authoritative agent as;

12. absoluteadjective

    Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; as

13. absoluteadjective

    Free from conditional limitations; operating or existing in full under all circumstances without variation; complete.

14. absoluteadjective

    Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful.

15. absoluteadjective

    Authoritative; peremptory; allowing no contradiction; positive; unquestionable.

16. absoluteadjective

    Independent of arbitrary units of measurement; having reference to or derived from the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length; relating to the absolute temperature scale.

17. absoluteadjective

    Complete; unconditional; final; without encumbrances.

18. absoluteadjective

    Total.

19. absoluteadjective

    Direct, as in a democracy.

20. absoluteadjective

    Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; opposed to relative and ; as, absolute motion; absolute time or space.

21. absoluteadjective

    Fundamental; intrinsic; ultimate; self-contained and self-sufficient; free from the variability and error natural to human perception and thought.

    Note: In this sense God is called the Absolute by the theist. The term is also applied by the pantheist to the universe, or the total of all existence, as only capable of relations in its parts to each other and to the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their laws.

22. absoluteadjective

    Concerned entirely with expressing beauty and feelings, lacking meaningful reference.

23. absoluteadjective

    Utilizing the body to express ideas, independent of music and costumes.

24. Absolutenoun

    the ultimate basis of reality.

    Philosophers differ in how they treat their Absolutes

25. Absolutenoun

    that which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete.

26. Etymology: * First attested around 1380.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absoluteadjective

   Etymology: absolutus, Lat.

   1. Complete; applied as well to persons as things.

   Because the things that proceed from him are perfect, without any manner of defect or maim; it cannot be, but that the words of his mouth are absolute, and lack nothing which they should have, for performance of that thing whereunto they tend. Richard Hooker, b. ii. § 6.

   2. Unconditional; as, an absolute promise.

   Although it runs in forms absolute, yet it is indeed conditional, as depending upon the qualification of the person to whom it is pronounced. Robert South, Sermons.

   3. Not relative; as, absolute space.

   I see still the distinctions of sovereign and inferior, of absolute and relative worship, will bear any man out in the worship of any creature with respect to God, as well at least as it doth in the worship of images. Edward Stillingfleet, Def. of Disc. on Rom. Idol.

   An absolute mode is that which belongs to its subject, without respect to any other beings whatsoever: but a relative mode is derived from the regard that one being has to others. Isaac Watts, Logic.

   4. Not limited; as, absolute power.

   My crown is absolute, and holds of none;
   I cannot in a base subjection live,
   Nor suffer you to take, though I would give. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   5. Positive, certain, without any hesitation. In this sense it rarely occurs.

   Long is it since I saw him,
   But time hath nothing blurr’d those lines of favour,
   Which then he wore; the snatches in his voice,
   And burst of speaking were as his: I’m absolute,
   ’Twas very Cloten. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   What is his strength by land? ——
   —— Great and increasing: but by sea
   He is an absolute master. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absolute

   Absolute is something that is complete, entire, or unconditional. It implies a lack of dependency or relativity and signifies a fixed or unchanging state or truth. It usually refers to a value, concept, or principle that is universally and objectively true, without any exceptions or limitations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absoluteadjective

   loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch

2. Absoluteadjective

   complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as, absolute perfection; absolute beauty

3. Absoluteadjective

   viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to relative and comparative; as, absolute motion; absolute time or space

4. Absoluteadjective

   loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing

5. Absoluteadjective

   capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative

6. Absoluteadjective

   positive; clear; certain; not doubtful

7. Absoluteadjective

   authoritative; peremptory

8. Absoluteadjective

   pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol

9. Absoluteadjective

   not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See Ablative absolute, under Ablative

10. Absolutenoun

    in a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Absolute

   Absolute are a music production team responsible for a number of hits in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Absolute

   ab′sol-ūt, adj. free from limits or conditions: complete: unlimited: free from mixture: considered without reference to other things: unconditioned, unalterable: unrestricted by constitutional checks (said of a government): (gram.) not immediately dependent: (phil.) existing in and by itself without necessary relation to any other being: capable of being conceived of as unconditioned. In the sense of being finished, perfect, it may be considered as opposed to the Infinite; but, in the sense of being freed from restriction or condition, it is evident the Infinite itself must be absolute. Opposite schools differ on the question whether the Absolute can be known under conditions of consciousness.—adv. Ab′solutely, separately: unconditionally: positively: completely.—ns. Ab′soluteness; Absolū′tion, release from punishment: acquittal: remission of sins declared officially by a priest, or the formula by which such is expressed; Ab′solutism, government where the ruler is without restriction; Ab′solutist, a supporter of absolute government.—adjs. Absol′utory, Absolv′atory.—The Absolute, that which is absolute, self-existent, uncaused. [L. absolutus, pa.p. of absolvĕre. See Absolve.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absolute

   adj. In quantities it may be defined as referring to fixed units of quantity, and it is opposed to "relative," which merely refers to the relation of several things to each other. Thus the relative resistance of one wire may be n times that of another; its absolute resistance might be 5 ohms, when the absolute resistance of the second wire would be 5 ohms. A galvanometer gives absolute readings if it is graduated to read directly amperes or volts; if not so graduated, it may by "calibration" q. v. be made to do practically the same thing.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absolute

   Anything free from conditions.--Absolute equations, the sum of the optic and eccentric equation, or the anomalies arising from a planet's not being equally distant from the earth at all times, and its motion not being uniform.--Absolute gravity is the whole force with which a body tends downwards.

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1. absolutenoun

   MEDINI as in I, THE ZERO is THE ABSOLUTE, The ULTIMATE POWER. There is no one above ME.

   
   

   Submitted by Medini.Nadarajah on October 28, 2023  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Absolute' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3066

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Absolute' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2066

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Absolute' in Adjectives Frequency: #395

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Anagrams for Absolute »

1. bales out

How to pronounce Absolute?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absolute in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absolute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Absolute in a Sentence

1. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Only when there is absolute submission can the soul ascend through dance

2. Lord Acton, 1887:

   Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

3. Brett Tolman:

   Now they have an objective eyewitness, dispatch and Gabby herself saying that Brian hit her, why they didn’t take him into custody is mind-boggling. I understand that hindsight is 20/20, but this is an absolute failure to properly assess the moment and make a proper decision based upon the facts and the law.

4. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown:

   While each of those stories is unique, together, they reveal themes and behaviors typical of adults who abuse children, and those who enable that abuse by concealing it, what was consistent throughout the stories was the absolute authority and power these abusive priests and the church leadership held over survivors, their families and their communities.

5. Garret Graves:

   I think there’s one absolute: We’re not going to do a clean debt ceiling.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Absolute
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absolute
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Absolute
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Absolute
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Absolute
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Absolute
8. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=Absolute
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Absolute
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Absolute