absolute

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæbsəˌluːt/, /ˌæbsəˈluːt/
• SAMPA: /"{bs@%lu:t/, /%{bs@"lu:t/

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• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lute

Noun

Singular absolute

Plural absolutes

1. (countable) An absolute is something that will always exist. <> cikakke , gaba ɗaya. gangariya [1]

   Death is considered to be an absolute.

Adjective/Adverb

Positive absolute

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is absolute, it is complete or total. <> cikakke , gaba ɗaya, ƙunƙa [2], tuburan [3].

   The light went out and he was in absolute darkness.

Synonyms

• complete
• full
• certain
• entire
• final
• total
• perfect
• complete
• supreme
• pure

Antonyms

• inabsolute
• partial

Related words

• absolutely
• absolutist
• absolutism
• absolutistic
• absoluteness
• absolution