1. (

• absolute

) something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative; "no mortal being can influence the absolute" ;

1. (

• absolute

) perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" ;

2. (

• absolute ,
• downright ,
• out-and-out ,
• rank ,
• right-down ,
• sheer

) complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" ;

3. (

• absolute

) not limited by law; "an absolute monarch" ;

4. (

• absolute

) expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority" ;

5. (

• absolute ,
• infrangible ,
• inviolable

) not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" ;