absolute meaning and definition

ABSOLUTE noun

Definition of 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"

ABSOLUTE adjective

Definition of absolute (adjective)

1. perfect or complete or pure
   • "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
   • antonym: comparative
2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
   • "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
   • synonyms: downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer
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"
   • synonyms: infrangible, inviolable