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absoluteness

ab·so·lute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot]
    • /ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut/
    • /ˈæb.sə.luːt.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot]
    • /ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut/

Definitions of absoluteness word

  • noun absoluteness the quality of being absolute 3
  • adjective absoluteness free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty. 1
  • adjective absoluteness not mixed or adulterated; pure: absolute alcohol. 1
  • adjective absoluteness complete; outright: an absolute lie; an absolute denial. 1
  • adjective absoluteness free from restriction or limitation; not limited in any way: absolute command; absolute freedom. 1
  • adjective absoluteness unrestrained or unlimited by a constitution, counterbalancing group, etc., in the exercise of governmental power, especially when arbitrary or despotic: an absolute monarch. 1

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Origin of absoluteness

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin absolūtus free, unrestricted, unconditioned (past participle of absolvere to absolve), equivalent to ab- ab- + solū- loosen + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Absoluteness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

absoluteness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for absoluteness

noun absoluteness

  • gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • completeness — complete
  • fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
  • plenitude — fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
  • sum — the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.

Antonyms for absoluteness

noun absoluteness

  • partiality — the state or character of being partial.
  • section — a part that is cut off or separated.
  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
  • fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.

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