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absoluteness

noun
/ˈab.sə.luːt.nəs/UK/ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/US

Etymology

From absolute + -ness.

  1. derived from absolu
  2. derived from absolūtus
  3. derived from absolut
  4. inherited from absolut
  5. suffixed as absoluteness — “absolute + ness”

Definitions

  1. The fact of being finished or perfected

    The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.

  2. The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.

    • the absoluteness of his sovereignty, the absoluteness of his convictions

  3. Absolute authority, unlimited power

    Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism.

    • I know no man that could produce more parts, both naturall and artificiall, fit to preserve his masterie, and to maintaine his absolutenesse, than he doth; yet is hee cleane falne from them like a childe.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The fact of being without qualifications or conditions

      The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.

    2. Independent autonomy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for absoluteness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA