absolute
ab suh looht
- n 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 - a perfect or complete or pure
absolute loyalty
absolute silence
absolute truth
absolute alcohol - s complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
absolute freedom
an absolute dimwit - s not limited by law
an absolute monarch - s expressing finality with no implication of possible change
an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority - s not capable of being violated or infringed
- Lee Van Cleef is the bad (an elegant exemplar of absolute evil) and Eli Wallach is the "ugly" (a menacingly funny, totally amoral bandido whose relationship with the Eastwood character consists largely of betrayals).
- The First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution are not absolute.
- I have never seen him acknowledge that the work of the clandestine service — performed disgracefully by the Agency during the early years of the President — is an absolute necessity in a world where terrorists have the capability to attack us at any time, in almost any place.