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absolute

  • adjective
  • ab·so·lute
  • /ˈæb.sə.luːt/

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

Other meanings

  1. Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.

  2. Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.

Example sentences

  • “Space is incredibly cold, with temperatures close to absolute zero.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old French "absolu".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “absolute” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.