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absolute

Dictionary definition · absolute

noun

  1. 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

  1. perfect or complete or pure"absolute loyalty"
  2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers"absolute freedom"
  3. not limited by law"an absolute monarch"
  4. expressing finality with no implication of possible change"an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority"
  5. not capable of being violated or infringed"infrangible human rights"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).