absoluteness (noun)

  • 1absoluteness — absolute ► ADJECTIVE 1) not qualified or diminished in any way; total. 2) having unlimited power: an absolute ruler. 3) not relative or comparative: absolute moral principles. 4) Grammar (of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest… …

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  • 2absoluteness — noun 1. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections • Syn: ↑starkness, ↑utterness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stark (for: ↑starkness) …

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  • 3absoluteness — noun see absolute …

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  • 4absoluteness — noun The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness …

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  • 5absolute — [ absəlu:t] adjective 1》 not qualified or diminished; total.     ↘not subject to any limitation of power: an absolute ruler. 2》 not relative or comparative: absolute moral standards. 3》 Grammar (of a construction) syntactically independent of the …

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  • 6absolute — /ˈæbsəlut / (say absuhlooht) adjective 1. free from imperfection; complete; perfect: *He enjoyed, as always, the absolute quiet of the little garden house after the buzz and jangle of the city –c.j. koch, 1978. 2. not mixed; pure. 3. free from… …

  • 7absolute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not qualified or diminished in any way; total. 2) having unlimited power: an absolute ruler. 3) not relative or comparative: absolute moral principles. 4) Grammar (of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest of the… …

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  • 8absolute — adjective Etymology: Middle English absolut, from Anglo French, from Latin absolutus, from past participle of absolvere to set free, absolve Date: 14th century 1. a. free from imperfection ; perfect < it is a most absolute and …

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  • 9unchangingness — noun the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged • Syn: ↑changelessness, ↑unchangeability, ↑unchangeableness • Ant: ↑changeableness (for: ↑changelessness) …

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  • 10absolute — absoluteness, n. /ab seuh looht , ab seuh looht /, adj. 1. free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty. 2. not mixed or adulterated; pure: absolute alcohol. 3. complete; outright: an absolute lie; an absolute denial. 4. free from&#8230; …

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