"absolute" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈæb.sə.luːt/ [UK], /æb.səˈluːt/ [UK], /ˈæp-/ [UK], /ˈæb.sə.ljuːt/ [UK], /ˈap.sə.lʉʊt/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈab-/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈæb.səˌlut/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈlut/ [US] Audio: en-uk-Absolute.ogg [UK], en-us-absolute.ogg [US] Forms: more absolute [comparative], absoluter [comparative], most absolute [superlative], absolutest [superlative]
Etymology: First attested around 1380. From Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”). Influenced in part by Old French absolu. Compare absolve. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewh₃-}}, {{inh|en|enm|absolut}} Middle English absolut, {{der|en|frm|absolut}} Middle French absolut, {{der|en|la|absolūtus||unconditional; unfettered; completed}} Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), {{m|la|absolvō||loosen, set free, complete}} absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), {{m|la|ab||away}} ab (“away”), {{m|la|solvo||to loose}} solvo (“to loose”), {{der|en|fro|absolu}} Old French absolu, {{m|en|absolve}} absolve Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} absolute (comparative more absolute or absoluter, superlative most absolute or absolutest)
  1. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-b~5ZKxhW
  2. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
    Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-QXbzIyrL
  3. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
    Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
    Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
    Translations (peremptory): самовластен (samovlasten) (Bulgarian), absoluut (Dutch), autoritair (Dutch), absoluta (Esperanto), ehdoton (Finnish), absoluuttinen (Finnish), absolu (French), peremptório (Portuguese), definitivo (Portuguese), absoluten (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-cr8Ectai Disambiguation of 'peremptory': 1 2 27 2 1 1 12 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 12 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 1
  4. Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. Translations (free from imperfection; complete in itself): բացարձակ (bacʿarjak) (Armenian), կատարյալ (kataryal) (Armenian), mütləq (Azerbaijani), kamil (Azerbaijani), пълен (pǎlen) (Bulgarian), абсолютен (absoljuten) (Bulgarian), absolut (Catalan), absolutní (Czech), volkomen (Dutch), absoluta (Esperanto), täielik (Estonian), täydellinen (Finnish), absoluuttinen (Finnish), absolu (French), rein (German), निरपेक्ष (nirpekṣ) (Hindi), परम (param) (Hindi), परिशुद्ध (pariśuddh) (Hindi), पूर्ण (pūrṇ) (Hindi), absoluta (Ido), sempurna (Indonesian), 絶対の (zettai no) (Japanese), 絶対的な (zettaiteki na) (Japanese), 揺るぎない (yuruginai) (Japanese), 自己完結の (jiko-kanketsu no) (Japanese), amagdez (Kabyle), absolutt (Norwegian Bokmål), کامل (Persian), absoluto (Portuguese), абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj) (Russian), соверше́нный (soveršénnyj) (Russian), iomlan (Scottish Gaelic), absoluten (Slovene), completo (Spanish), pleno (Spanish), absolut (Swedish), mükemmel (Turkish), цілковитий (cilkovytyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-gmuryQs7 Disambiguation of 'free from imperfection; complete in itself': 3 4 4 15 4 3 4 6 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 4 2 4 3
  5. Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed. Translations (pure; unmixed): xalis (Azerbaijani), чист, без примес (čist, bez primes) (Bulgarian), absolut (Catalan), čistý (Czech), absoluut (Dutch), onvermengd (Dutch), rein (Dutch), puur (Dutch), onversneden (Dutch), absoluta (Esperanto), absoluuttinen (Finnish), puhdas (Finnish), absolu (French), absolut (Indonesian), murni (Indonesian), 純粋な (junsui na) (Japanese), absolutt (Norwegian Bokmål), absoluto (Portuguese), абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj) (Russian), dearbh (Scottish Gaelic), absoluten (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-ZXvrFfij Disambiguation of 'pure; unmixed': 1 1 2 2 62 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 1
  6. Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way. Translations (complete, unmitigated): absoluta (Esperanto), täysi (Finnish), absolu (French), absolut (Indonesian), fullstendig (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-4jF0EGIk Disambiguation of 'complete, unmitigated': 2 2 2 15 1 51 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
  7. (very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-M36yPj3A Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 6 6 6 4 3 5 3 3 3 7 3 4 3 4 0 2 4 4 1 2
  8. (archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction). Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-hz1y1tar
  9. (especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things): բացարձակ (bacʿarjak) (Armenian), mütləq (Azerbaijani), абсолютен (absoljuten) (Bulgarian), absolut (Catalan), ڕەبەق (rebeq) (Central Kurdish), absoluut (Dutch), volstrekt (Dutch), absoluta (Esperanto), absoluuttinen (Finnish), riippumaton (Finnish), ehdoton (Finnish), absolu (French), निरपेक्ष (nirpekṣ) (Hindi), absoluta (Ido), mutlak (Indonesian), 絶対の (zettai no) (Japanese), 絶対的な (zettaiteki na) (Japanese), 独立した (dokuritsu shita) (Japanese), amagdez (Kabyle), absoluto (Ladino), pūrawa (Maori), absolutt (Norwegian Bokmål), absolutny (Polish), absoluto (Portuguese), абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj) (Russian), absoluten (Slovene), absolut (Swedish), mutlak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-t4vYB8SB Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things': 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 33 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 2 2
  10. (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
    Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
    Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-vNm7tX2r Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 4 2 0 1 5 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 7 3 4 2 4 0 2 5 4 1 2 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 4 2 5 1 2 5 4 2 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  11. (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
    Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
    Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-q0wkZww~ Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Adjectives Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 4 2 0 1 5 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 7 3 4 2 4 0 2 5 4 1 2 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 4 2 5 1 2 5 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Adjectives: 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  12. (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-tJiXXIY6 Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 4 2 0 1 5 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 7 3 4 2 4 0 2 5 4 1 2 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 4 2 5 1 2 5 4 2 2 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  13. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
    (of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-PJJhhDdH Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  14. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
    (of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-bEHYyqMK Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  15. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
    (of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-bxt2BtmZ Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  16. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
    (of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-~kbZZwRC Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  17. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
    (of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-yoV01LqJ Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  18. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
    (of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-htq21zzR Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  19. (mathematics) As measured using an absolute value. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-DUDZQsYT Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 4 2 0 1 5 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 7 3 4 2 4 0 2 5 4 1 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 6 6 6 4 3 5 3 3 3 7 3 4 3 4 0 2 4 4 1 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 4 4 2 1 1 8 3 4 5 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 11 2 3 2 4 0 2 4 3 2 2 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 2 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 4 2 5 1 2 5 4 2 2 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  20. (mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj--McQg5PE Topics: mathematics, sciences
  21. (education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-R0IUPjUN Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: education
  22. (art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art. Categories (topical): Art, Dance, Music
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-8HoJs1d3 Topics: art, arts, dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
  23. (law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence. Tags: formal, postpositional Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-LuCSJQSu Topics: law
  24. (obsolete) Absolved; free. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-adj-sDCjMLFz Categories (other): Adjectives Disambiguation of Adjectives: 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: absolution, absoluteness, absolutize, absolutization Translations (free from limitations or conditions): مُطْلَق (muṭlaq) [masculine] (Arabic), مش مشروط (meš mašrūṭ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), غير مشروط (ḡēr mašrūṭ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), բացարձակ (bacʿarjak) (Armenian), mütləq (Azerbaijani), абсалю́тны (absaljútny) (Belarusian), безусловен (bezusloven) (Bulgarian), absolut (Catalan), 絕對的 (Chinese Mandarin), 绝对的 (juéduìde) (Chinese Mandarin), 無條件的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无条件的 (wútiáojiànde) (Chinese Mandarin), absolutní (Czech), absoluut (Dutch), absoluta (Esperanto), vaba (Estonian), ehdoton (Finnish), rajoittamaton (Finnish), absoluuttinen (Finnish), absolu (French), absolut (German), απόλυτος (apólytos) (Greek), निरपेक्ष (nirpekṣ) (Hindi), मुतलक़ (mutlaq) (Hindi), feltétlen (Hungarian), absoluta (Ido), baku (Indonesian), absolut (Indonesian), mutlak (Indonesian), 絶対の (zettai no) (Japanese), 絶対的な (zettaiteki na) (Japanese), 無条件の (mujōken no) (Japanese), amagdez (Kabyle), абсолюттік (absolüttık) (Kazakh), absoluto (Ladino), absolūts (Latvian), mutlak (Malay), ard-phooaral (Manx), ard-chummaghtagh (note: of a ruler) (Manx), pūrawa (Maori), absolutt (Norwegian Bokmål), غیر مشروط (Persian), مطلق (motlaq) (Persian), bezwzględny (Polish), bezwarunkowy (Polish), absolutny (Polish), ilimitado (Portuguese), irrestrito (Portuguese), абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj) (Russian), ceannasach (Scottish Gaelic), absoluten (Slovene), absoluto (Spanish), absolut (Swedish), wagas (Tagalog), mutlak (Turkish), необме́жений (neobméženyj) (Ukrainian), абсолю́тний (absoljútnyj) (Ukrainian), אַבסאָלוט (absolut) (Yiddish) Translations (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence): независим (nezavisim) (Bulgarian), absolut (Catalan), absoluut (Dutch), absoluta (Esperanto), absoluuttinen (Finnish), riippumaton (Finnish), absolu (French), विशेष्यभूत (viśeṣyabhūt) (Hindi), absolutt (Norwegian Bokmål), absoluto (Portuguese), абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj) (Russian), обосо́бленный (obosóblennyj) (Russian), lethoireach (Scottish Gaelic) Translations (in mathematics): absoluta (Esperanto), itseisarvona (Finnish), निरपेक्ष (nirpekṣ) (Hindi), bezwzględny (Polish) Translations (positive; clear): jistý (Czech), absoluut (Dutch), onbetwistbaar (Dutch), ehdottoman varma (Finnish), mutlak (Indonesian), absolutt (Norwegian Bokmål), certo (Portuguese), inquestionável (Portuguese), cinnteach (Scottish Gaelic)
Synonyms: independent of references [independent], relations to other things [independent], standards [independent], abs., absolut [obsolete] Synonyms (free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions): categorical, unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted Synonyms (unlimited in power): autocratic, despotic Disambiguation of 'free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions': 23 23 23 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 Disambiguation of 'unlimited in power': 2 18 18 1 0 1 5 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 1 3 2 4 0 Derived forms: ablative absolute, absolute address, absolute advantage, absolute alcohol, absolute altimeter, absolute altitude, absolute assembler, absolute blocking, absolute ceiling, absolute code, absolute comparative, absolute complement, absolute constant, absolute convergence, absolute curvature, absolute deviation, absolute differential calculus, absolute drought, absolute endorsement, absolute equation, absolute error, absolute fee simple, absolute form, absolute frequency, absolute geometry, absolute humidity, absolute idea, absolute idealism, absolute immunity, absolute impediment, absolute instruction, absolute instrument, absolute loader, absolute magnitude, absolute majority, absolute mean, absolute monarch, absolute monarchy, absolute music, absolute of enfleurage, absolute personal equation, absolute pin, absolute pitch, absolute pressure, absolute primogeniture, absolute privilege, absolute reality, absolute right, absolute scale, absolute skewer, absolute space, absolute space-time, absolute state, absolute superlative, absolute system, absolute temperature, absolute tense, absolute term, absolute territory, absolute threshold, absolute time, absolute unit, absolute uterine factor infertility, absolute uterine infertility, absolute value, absolute weight, absolute zero, absolutise, absolutism, absolutist, absolutistic, fee simple absolute in possession, mean absolute deviation, nonabsolute, subabsolute, superabsolute, term of years absolute, title absolute, unabsolute Disambiguation of 'free from limitations or conditions': 10 10 10 7 5 1 2 7 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 2 3 5 Disambiguation of 'grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence': 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 13 13 13 13 13 13 0 1 4 1 2 0 Disambiguation of 'in mathematics': 2 3 3 5 2 3 4 2 2 6 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 2 3 6 0 Disambiguation of 'positive; clear': 0 0 5 0 0 0 33 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.sə.luːt/ [UK], /æb.səˈluːt/ [UK], /ˈæp-/ [UK], /ˈæb.sə.ljuːt/ [UK], /ˈap.sə.lʉʊt/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈab-/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈæb.səˌlut/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈlut/ [US] Audio: en-uk-Absolute.ogg [UK], en-us-absolute.ogg [US] Forms: absolutes [plural]
Etymology: First attested around 1380. From Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”). Influenced in part by Old French absolu. Compare absolve. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewh₃-}}, {{inh|en|enm|absolut}} Middle English absolut, {{der|en|frm|absolut}} Middle French absolut, {{der|en|la|absolūtus||unconditional; unfettered; completed}} Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), {{m|la|absolvō||loosen, set free, complete}} absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), {{m|la|ab||away}} ab (“away”), {{m|la|solvo||to loose}} solvo (“to loose”), {{der|en|fro|absolu}} Old French absolu, {{m|en|absolve}} absolve Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute (plural absolutes)
  1. That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-noun-iANuJNBk
  2. (geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-noun-cO5S-Prn Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  3. (philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego. Tags: capitalized, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (perfumery): absolut [masculine] (Polish) Translations (realm which exists without reference to anything else): مُطْلَق (muṭlaq) [masculine] (Arabic), مطلق (muṭlaq) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), absoluutti (Finnish), absolu [masculine] (French), абсолют (absolüt) (Kazakh), absolutt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), absolut [masculine] (Polish), абсолю́т (absoljút) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-noun-vGfbIOB3 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'perfumery': 14 23 31 16 15 Disambiguation of 'realm which exists without reference to anything else': 9 5 80 3 3
  4. (philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God. Tags: capitalized, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-noun-rGN3aIF5 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  5. (chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-absolute-en-noun-ub9PEXnO Categories (other): English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abs., absolut [obsolete] Derived forms: dative absolute, decree absolute, degree absolute, locative absolute

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      "word": "غیر مشروط"
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      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
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          "ref": "1944, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, World Freedom of Press and Radio, Editorials Submitted...: Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, Senate Concurrent Resolution 52, Senate Concurrent Resolution 53, House Concurrent Resolution 97, page 30",
          "text": "There is a well-known generalization that human rights come before property rights. […] Unqualified absolutes like these do not contain the truth as tested by human experience. What we do say is that human rights and property rights are related to one another, are intertwined with one another, work with and play upon one another.",
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          "ref": "1987, Harold Bloom, Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Chelsea House Pub",
          "text": "But if the psychoanalytic mood seems gloomy or pretentious, one may merely think of Anna as a person who comes to deal in absolutes: unconditional demands, total fears, extremities of power and subservience, […]",
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        {
          "ref": "2002, Jordan Zarren, MSW, DAHB, Jordan I. Zarren, Bruce N. Eimer, Brief Cognitive Hypnosis: Facilitating the Change of Dysfunctional Behavior, Springer Publishing Company, page 97",
          "text": "Notice the use of unconditional absolutes in each of these statements. They are the words always, never, and forever. The illusion of absolutes is the ultimate pathological double bind. Yet the only absolute is that there are no absolutes.",
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          "ref": "2010, Klaus Brinkmann, Idealism Without Limits: Hegel and the Problem of Objectivity, Springer Science & Business Media, page 265",
          "text": "The reason is that we are confronted here with a genuine moral dilemma, i.e. a clash of two moral absolutes – the unconditional right to protection of the fetus from the point of fertilization; and the unconditional protection of the right to choose of the pregnant woman.",
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          "ref": "2012, P. Katsoyannis, The Chemistry of Polypeptides: Essays in Honor of Dr. Leonidas Zervas, Springer Science & Business Media, page 132",
          "text": "Often one is dealing not with absolutes (complete stability) but with relative differences in rate (see below).",
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          "ref": "2016, I. Unah, The Supreme Court in American Politics, Springer, page 187",
          "text": "When discussing these concepts, it is unreasonable to expect absolutes. Complete impact, complete compliance with Court decisions, and complete implementation are a myth even for the most admired Supreme Court decisions.",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "غير مشروط"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿarjak",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "բացարձակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "mütləq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "absaljútny",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "абсалю́тны"
    },
    {
      "code": "kab",
      "lang": "Kabyle",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "amagdez"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezusloven",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "безусловен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "絕對的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "juéduìde",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "绝对的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "無條件的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wútiáojiànde",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "无条件的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolutní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluut"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "vaba"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "ehdoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "rajoittamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluuttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apólytos",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "απόλυτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nirpekṣ",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "निरपेक्ष"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mutlaq",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "मुतलक़"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "feltétlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "baku"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "mutlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zettai no",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "絶対の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zettaiteki na",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "絶対的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mujōken no",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "無条件の"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "absolüttık",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "абсолюттік"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolūts"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "mutlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "ard-phooaral"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "note": "of a ruler",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "ard-chummaghtagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "pūrawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "غیر مشروط"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "motlaq",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "مطلق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "bezwzględny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "bezwarunkowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolutny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "ilimitado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "irrestrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "absoljútnyj",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "абсолю́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "ceannasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluten"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absoluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "wagas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "mutlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neobméženyj",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "необме́жений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "absoljútnyj",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "абсолю́тний"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "absolut",
      "sense": "free from limitations or conditions",
      "word": "אַבסאָלוט"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samovlasten",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "самовластен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "absoluut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "autoritair"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "ehdoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "absoluuttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "peremptório"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "definitivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "peremptory",
      "word": "absoluten"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿarjak",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "բացարձակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kataryal",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "կատարյալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "mütləq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "kamil"
    },
    {
      "code": "kab",
      "lang": "Kabyle",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "amagdez"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎlen",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "пълен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "absoljuten",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "абсолютен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absolutní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "volkomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "täielik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "täydellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absoluuttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "rein"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nirpekṣ",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "निरपेक्ष"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "param",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "परम"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pariśuddh",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "परिशुद्ध"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pūrṇ",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "पूर्ण"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "sempurna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zettai no",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "絶対の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zettaiteki na",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "絶対的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yuruginai",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "揺るぎない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jiko-kanketsu no",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "自己完結の"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absolutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "کامل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absoluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "absoljútnyj",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "абсолю́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soveršénnyj",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "соверше́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "iomlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absoluten"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "completo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "pleno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "mükemmel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "cilkovytyj",
      "sense": "free from imperfection; complete in itself",
      "word": "цілковитий"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "xalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čist, bez primes",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "чист, без примес"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "čistý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absoluut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "onvermengd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "rein"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "puur"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "onversneden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absoluuttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "puhdas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "murni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "junsui na",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "純粋な"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absolutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absoluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "absoljútnyj",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "абсолю́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "dearbh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "pure; unmixed",
      "word": "absoluten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "complete, unmitigated",
      "word": "absoluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "complete, unmitigated",
      "word": "täysi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "complete, unmitigated",
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "complete, unmitigated",
      "word": "absolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "complete, unmitigated",
      "word": "fullstendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "jistý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "absoluut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "onbetwistbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "ehdottoman varma"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "mutlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "absolutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "certo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "inquestionável"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "positive; clear",
      "word": "cinnteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿarjak",
      "sense": "fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things",
      "word": "բացարձակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things",
      "word": "mütləq"
    },
    {
      "code": "kab",
      "lang": "Kabyle",
      "sense": "fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things",
      "word": "amagdez"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "absoljuten",
      "sense": "fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things",
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          "ref": "1944, United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, World Freedom of Press and Radio, Editorials Submitted...: Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, Senate Concurrent Resolution 52, Senate Concurrent Resolution 53, House Concurrent Resolution 97, page 30",
          "text": "There is a well-known generalization that human rights come before property rights. […] Unqualified absolutes like these do not contain the truth as tested by human experience. What we do say is that human rights and property rights are related to one another, are intertwined with one another, work with and play upon one another.",
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          "text": "But if the psychoanalytic mood seems gloomy or pretentious, one may merely think of Anna as a person who comes to deal in absolutes: unconditional demands, total fears, extremities of power and subservience, […]",
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          "ref": "2002, Jordan Zarren, MSW, DAHB, Jordan I. Zarren, Bruce N. Eimer, Brief Cognitive Hypnosis: Facilitating the Change of Dysfunctional Behavior, Springer Publishing Company, page 97",
          "text": "Notice the use of unconditional absolutes in each of these statements. They are the words always, never, and forever. The illusion of absolutes is the ultimate pathological double bind. Yet the only absolute is that there are no absolutes.",
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          "ref": "2010, Joshua K. Hildebrandt, The Knowledge of Good and Evil: Who Decides What Is Morally Right and Wrong?, AuthorHouse, page 9",
          "text": "This is important to understand, for when we see that the knowledge of good and evil is an absolute, we realize we can have absolutely no say in what it is or is not. Pause for a moment and consider that. Mathematicians work in absolutes.",
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          "ref": "2010, Klaus Brinkmann, Idealism Without Limits: Hegel and the Problem of Objectivity, Springer Science & Business Media, page 265",
          "text": "The reason is that we are confronted here with a genuine moral dilemma, i.e. a clash of two moral absolutes – the unconditional right to protection of the fetus from the point of fertilization; and the unconditional protection of the right to choose of the pregnant woman.",
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          "ref": "2012, P. Katsoyannis, The Chemistry of Polypeptides: Essays in Honor of Dr. Leonidas Zervas, Springer Science & Business Media, page 132",
          "text": "Often one is dealing not with absolutes (complete stability) but with relative differences in rate (see below).",
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          "ref": "2016, I. Unah, The Supreme Court in American Politics, Springer, page 187",
          "text": "When discussing these concepts, it is unreasonable to expect absolutes. Complete impact, complete compliance with Court decisions, and complete implementation are a myth even for the most admired Supreme Court decisions.",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.