Absolute - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈæbsəluːt|  American pronunciation of the word absolute
Brit.  |ˈæbsəluːt|  British pronunciation of the word absolute

noun

- 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

adjective

- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers (syn: downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer)
absolute freedom
an absolute dimwit
- not limited by law
an absolute monarch
- expressing finality with no implication of possible change
an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority
- not capable of being violated or infringed (syn: infrangible, inviolable)

Extra examples

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.

Leaving me in absolute ignorance of how to interpret her.

The absolutest, and sometimes loathsomest, trash.

I have absolute confidence in her.

We don't know with absolute certainty that the project will succeed.

Some of the stuff on TV is absolute rubbish.

How did you do that? You're an absolute genius.

That meal last night cost an absolute fortune.

We need absolute proof that he took the money.

Parents used to have absolute power over their children.

Word forms

noun
singular: absolute
plural: absolutes
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