التي في فئةENGLISH - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
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English - Alternative Forms
* abs.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
First attested around 1380. From Middle English _absolut_, from Middle French _absolut_, from Latin _absolūtus_ (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), perfect passive participle of _absolvō_ (“loosen, set free, complete”), from Latin _ab_ (“away”) + _solvo_ (“to loose”). Influenced in part by Old French _absolu_. Compare _absolve_.
First attested around 1380. From Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered;
completed”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from Latin ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”). Influenced in part by Old French absolu. Compare absolve.
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌluːt/, /ˈæb.səˌlʲut/
* (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut/ _(noun or adjective)_; IPA(key): /ˌæb.səˈlut/ _(noun only)_
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(UK) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌluːt/, /ˈæb.səˌlʲut/
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(US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut/ (noun or adjective); IPA(key): /ˌæb.səˈlut/ (noun only)
التي في فئةENGLISH - ADJECTIVE
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Adjective
ABSOLUTE (_comparative_ MORE ABSOLUTE _or_ ABSOLUTER, _superlative_ MOST ABSOLUTE _or_ ABSOLUTEST)
* (obsolete) Absolved; free. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 17th century.]
* (obsolete) Disengaged from accidental circumstances. [Attested from around 1350 until 1470.]
* (archaic) Complete in itself; perfect. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
* (Can we date this quote?) John Milton:
So ABSOLUTE she seems, And in herself complete.
* (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; as[First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
* (of a case form) syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner; ablative absolute; nominative absolute; genitive absolute; accusative absolute. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
* standing by itself in a loose syntactical connection, and qualifying the sentence as a whole rather than any single word in it. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Anyhow in 'anyhow, I made it home' is an ABSOLUTE.
* (of an adjective or possessive pronoun) lacking a modified substantive. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Hungry in 'Feed the hungry.'
* (comparative, superlative) expressing a relative term without a definite comparison.'[First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Older in 'An older person should be treated with respect.
* (transitive) having no direct object. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Kill in 'If looks could kill...'
* (Ireland, Wales) an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of articles or compounded with a preverb. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
* (obsolete) Absorbed in, as an occupation. [Attested only in the late 15th century.]
* Unrestricted; in sole control; possessing absolute power; independent, as in ownership or authority. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
* Pure; unmixed; as, _absolute_ alcohol. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
* (figuratively) Complete; utter; outright; unmitigated; entire; total; not qualified or diminished in any way; unrestricted; without limitation. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
When caught, he told an ABSOLUTE lie.
* Unconditional; free from any conditions, limitations, and relations; [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
* having unlimited power, without limits set by a constitution, parliament, or other means. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
* proceeding from or characteristic of an absolute ruler. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
* 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. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
* Real; actual. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
* (archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty, as a person or prediction. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
* (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare, _Cymbeline_, Act 4, Scene 2:
I am ABSOLUTE ’t was very Cloten.
* Positive; unquestionable; peremptory. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
* Free from conditional limitations; operating or existing in full under all circumstances without variation. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
* (philosophy) Existing, able to be thought of, or able to be viewed without relation to other things. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
_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._
* (Can we date this quote?) William Hamilton:
To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of _the absolute_.
* Authoritative; peremptory.
* (Can we date this quote?) Elizabeth Barrett Browning:
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. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
* (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement not
absolute (comparative more absolute or absoluter, superlative most absolute or absolutest)
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(obsolete) Absolved; free. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 17th century.]
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(obsolete) Disengaged from accidental circumstances. [Attested from around 1350 until 1470.]
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(archaic) Complete in itself; perfect. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; as[First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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(of a case form) syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner; ablative absolute; nominative
absolute; genitive absolute; accusative absolute. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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standing by itself in a loose syntactical connection, and qualifying the sentence as a whole rather than any single word in it. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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Anyhow in 'anyhow, I made it home' is an absolute.
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(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) lacking a modified substantive. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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Hungry in 'Feed the hungry.'
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(comparative, superlative) expressing a relative term without a definite comparison.'[First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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Older in 'An older person should be treated with respect.
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(transitive) having no direct object. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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Kill in 'If looks could kill...'
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(Ireland, Wales) an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of articles or compounded with a preverb. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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(obsolete) Absorbed in, as an occupation. [Attested only in the late 15th century.]
- Unrestricted; in sole control; possessing absolute power; independent, as in ownership or authority. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
- Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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(figuratively) Complete; utter;
outright; unmitigated; entire; total; not qualified or diminished in any way; unrestricted; without limitation. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
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When caught, he told an absolute lie.
- Unconditional; free from any conditions, limitations, and relations; [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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having unlimited power, without limits set by a constitution, parliament, or other means. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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proceeding from or characteristic of an absolute ruler. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- Absolutist; arbitrary; despotic. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- Real; actual. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
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(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty, as a
person or prediction. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- Positive; unquestionable; peremptory. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
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Free from conditional limitations; operating or existing in full under all circumstances without variation. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
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(philosophy) Existing, able to be thought of, or able to be viewed without relation to other things. [First attested
in the late 18th century.]
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absolute motion
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absolute time or space
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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.
- Authoritative; peremptory.
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(philosophy) Fundamental; ultimate;
intrinsic; free from the variability and error natural to the human way of thinking and perception. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
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(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement not
التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Noun
ABSOLUTE (_plural_ ABSOLUTES)
* That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
_moral ABSOLUTES_
* Anything that is absolute. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
* (geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
* (philosophy, usually capitalized) A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
* 1983, Lawrence Durrell, _Sebastian_, Faber & Faber 2004 (_Avignon Quintet_), page 1039:
Withdrawn as a Buddha he sat, watching the alien world from his perch in the ABSOLUTE.
* (philosophy, usually capitalized) The unity of spirit and nature; God.
* (philosophy, usually capitalized) The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced.
* Concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes.
USAGE NOTES
* (not dependent on anything else): Usually preceded by the word THE.
* (all, philosophy): Usually preceded by the word THE
TRANSLATIONS
absolute (plural absolutes)
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That which is independent of context-dependent
interpretation, inviolate, fundamental. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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moral absolutes
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Anything that is absolute. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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(geometry) In a
plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
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(philosophy, usually capitalized) A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
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(philosophy, usually capitalized) The unity of spirit and nature; God.
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(philosophy, usually capitalized) The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced.
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Concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes.
التي في فئةENGLISH - REFERENCES
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English - References
* absolute in _Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary_, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
* ^ William Morris (editor), _The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language_ (1971 [1969]; American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.; ISBN 0-395-09066-0), page 5
* ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Lesley Brown (editor), _The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary_, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
- ^ William Morris (editor), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1971 [1969]; American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.; ISBN 0-395-09066-0), page 5
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↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
التي في فئةENGLISH - EXTERNAL LINKS
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English - External Links
* ABSOLUTE on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia
* ABSOLUTE in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
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English - Anagrams
* bales out
التي في فئةDUTCH - ADJECTIVE
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التي في فئةESPERANTO - PRONUNCIATION
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Esperanto - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /absoˈlute/
التي في فئةESPERANTO - ADVERB
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التي في فئةGERMAN - ADJECTIVE
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التي في فئةLATIN - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةLATIN - REFERENCES
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Latin - References
* “absolute” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, _A Latin Dictionary_, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879.
التي في فئةSWEDISH - ADJECTIVE
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