absoluteness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Latin luō Latin solvō Latin absolvōder. Latin absolūtusder. Middle French absolutder. Middle English absolut English absolute Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English absoluteness From absolute + -ness.
Meanings
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
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(uncountable, usually) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
the absoluteness of his sovereignty, the absoluteness of his convictions
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 228:
- (uncountable, usually) The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
- (uncountable, usually) Independent autonomy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
relativity · conditionality · limitedness
Synonyms
certainty · unconditionality · unlimitedness
Translations (25)
nb absolutthet (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · ga absalóideacht (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · tg мутлақият (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · nl volstrektheid (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · fi ehdottomuus (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · de Absolutheit (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · pl absolutność (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · bg абсолю́тност (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · ja 無条件 (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · gd iomlanachd (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · gd dligheachas (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · es absolutez (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · nl absoluutheid (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · nl onbeperktheid (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · gv ard-phooaralys (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · kk абсолюттік (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · es absolutidad (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · pt absoluteza (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · it assolutezza (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · cmn 絕對 /绝对 (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · ru абсолю́тность (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · da absoluthed (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · es absolutividad (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · ja 絶対性 (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) · ja 絶対 (the fact free from any conditions or other beings)