English Explanatory Dictionary

absoluteness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
  2. The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
  3. Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism.
  4. The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
  5. Independent autonomy.

Pronunciation

/ˈab.sə.luːt.nəs/ /ab.səˈluːt.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absoluteness.wav /ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-absoluteness.wav

Word forms

absoluteness absolutenesses

Etymology

From absolute + -ness.

Synonyms

unconditionality unlimitedness certainty

Antonyms

conditionality limitedness relativity
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