Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.

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Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.

Particular, characteristic.

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(proscribed) Of a rare quality, unusual.

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Adjective

(en-adj)

(obsolete) Absolved; free.

(obsolete) Disengaged from accidental circumstances.

(archaic) Complete in itself; perfect.

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So absolute she seems, And in herself complete.

(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; as

# (of a case form) syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner; ablative absolute; nominative absolute; genitive absolute; accusative absolute.

# standing by itself in a loose syntactical connection, and qualifying the sentence as a whole rather than any single word in it.

Anyhow in 'anyhow, I made it home' is an absolute .

# (of an adjective or possessive pronoun) lacking a modified substantive.

Hungry in 'Feed the hungry.'

# (comparative, superlative) expressing a relative term without a definite comparison.'

Older in 'An older person should be treated with respect.

# having no direct object.

Kill in 'If looks could kill...'

# (Irish, Welsh) an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of articles or compounded with a preverb.

(obsolete) Absorbed in, as an occupation.

Unrestricted; in sole control; possessing absolute power; independent, as in ownership or authority.

Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.

(figurative) Complete; utter; outright; unmitigated; entire; total; not qualified or diminished in any way; unrestricted; without limitation.

When caught, he told an absolute lie.

Unconditional; free from any conditions, limitations, and relations;

# having unlimited power, without limits set by a constitution, parliament, or other means.

# proceeding from or characteristic of an absolute ruler.

* 1962 , Hannah Arendt, On Revolution , (1990), page 155:

the more absolute' the ruler, the more ' absolute the revolution will be which replaces him.

# Absolutist; arbitrary; despotic.

Real; actual.

(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty, as a person or prediction.

* (rfdate) (William Shakespeare), Cymbeline , Act 4, Scene 2:

I am absolute ’t was very Cloten.

Positive; unquestionable; peremptory.

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

(philosophy) Existing, able to be thought of, or able to be viewed without relation to other things.

absolute motion

absolute time or space

Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from ''relative'' rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.

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To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute .

Authoritative; peremptory.

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The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head, With absolute forefinger, brown and ringed.

(philosophy) Fundamental; ultimate; intrinsic; free from the variability and error natural to the human way of thinking and perception.

(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement not comparative or relative as,

# having reference to or derived from the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.

# relating to the absolute temperature scale.

(legal) Complete; unconditional; final; without encumbrances; not liable to change or cancellation.

(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.

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

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

(math) Indicating an expression that is true for all real number; unconditional.