Absolute Or  An  B C  Free Power Adjective

ab·so·lute
\\ˈab-sə-ˌlüt, ˌab-sə-ˈ\\ adjective1.
  a. free from imperfection : 

perfect

      it is a most absolute and excellent horse — Shakespeare
  b. free or relatively free from mixture : 

pure

      absolute alcohol
  c. 

outright

, 

unmitigated

      an absolute lie
2. being, governed by, or characteristic of a ruler or authority completely free from constitutional or other restraint
    absolute power
3.
  a. standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements
      the absolute construction this being the case in the sentence “this being the case, let us go”
  b. of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive
      blind in “help the blind” and ours in “your work and ours” are absolute
  c. of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive
      kill in “if looks could kill” is an absolute verb
4. having no restriction, exception, or qualification
    an absolute requirement
    absolute freedom
5. 

positive

, 

unquestionable

    absolute proof
6.
  a. independent of arbitrary standards of measurement
  b. relating to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time
      absolute electric units
  c. relating to, measured on, or being a temperature scale based on absolute zero
      absolute temperature
   specifically : 
      10° absolute
7. 

fundamental

, 

ultimate

    absolute knowledge
8. perfectly embodying the nature of a thing
    absolute justice
9. being self-sufficient and free of external references or relationships
    an absolute term in logic
    absolute music
10. being the true distance from an aircraft to the earth's surface
    absolute altitude
• absolute noun
• ab·so·lute·ness noun

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ab·so·lute
I. \ˈabsəˌlüt also -əlˌyüt or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; usu -üd.+V\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English absolut, from Latin absolutus, from past participle of absolvere to set free, absolve — more at 
1. obsolete : absolved, 
 < absolute from necessity >
2. 
 a. : free from imperfection or fault : 
  < equally absolute is his meticulous taste in choosing the books — Christopher Morley >
 b. : free or relatively free from admixture : 
  < absolute alcohol contains one per-cent or less of water >
  : , , 
  < absolute villainy >
  < an absolute lie >
3. : marked by freedom from restraint or control by any governing or commanding agent or instrumentality: as
 a. : having supreme power effectively or formally without constitutional or other restrictions
  < an absolute ruler >
 b. : marked by extreme concentration of complete power and jurisdiction
  < an absolute government >
  < an absolute dictatorship >
 c. : proceeding from or characteristic of an absolute ruler or state
  < absolute edicts >
  < absolute power >
 d. : possessing or marked by absolute power : in sole control
  < a ship captain absolute on the high seas >
 e. : 
4. : characterized by the lack of a particular (as the normal or usual) syntactical connection:
 a. 
  (1) of a case form : syntactically connected with the rest of its sentence in an atypical manner
   < a nominative that is not the subject of a finite verb or a genitive that is not dependent on another substantive is an absolute nominative or an absolute genitive >
   — see , , , 
  (2) : standing by itself in loose syntactical connection with the rest of its sentence and qualifying the sentence as a whole rather than any single word in it
   < anyhow in “anyhow, there is still time to catch the train” and to say the least in “to say the least, this procedure is unusual” are absolute constructions >
 b. of an adjective or possessive pronoun : standing alone without a modified substantive
  < blind in “help the blind”; ours in “your work and ours” are absolute >
  < ours is the absolute form of our >
 c. of a comparative or superlative : expressing a relatively high or an unsurpassed degree without definite comparison to any other under view
  < older in “an older person should be treated with respect”; greatest in “I have the greatest confidence in him” are absolute >
 d. of a verb : having no object in the particular construction under consideration though normally transitive
  < kill in “if looks could kill” is an absolute verb >
  ☞In this dictionary absolute verbs are treated as intransitive
 e. in Irish and Welsh verb inflection : belonging to or characteristic of a verb that is not preceded by any of a particular set of particles nor compounded with a preverb
  < the absolute form >
  < an absolute ending >
  — opposed to conjunct
5. : free from conditional limitation : operating or existing in full under all circumstances without variation or exception : 
 < an absolute requirement >
 < an absolute prohibition >
 < absolute agreement >
 < absolute freedom >
 < experience proved that man's power of choice in action was very far from absolute — Henry Adams >
6. : free from doubt: as
 a. obsolete : convinced and certain
 b. : , 
  < absolute proof >
  < absolute facts >
  < absolute standards of righteousness — Rose Macaulay >
 c. : 
  < an absolute command >
7. 
 a. : independent of arbitrary standards of measurement
  < an absolute coefficient in an equation >
 b. : having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of length, mass, and time
  < absolute electric units >
 c. : relating to the absolute-temperature scale
  < 10° absolute >
8. : free from qualification: as
 a. : final and not liable to modification or termination : 
  < an absolute denial >
  < an absolute resignation >
  < absolute divorce >
  < absolute ownership >
  < rights that even seem absolute have these qualifications — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
 b. : 
  < absolute loss >
  < absolute perfection is denied to us humans — M.R.Cohen >
  < calm and absolute assurance — Arnold Bennett >
  < absolute master of the raciest elements of the vernacular — J.L.Lowes >
 c. of democracy :  II 4b
9. 
 a. : free of relationship or relativity : not compared : not dependent on or modified or affected by circumstances or by anything outside itself
  < an absolute term in logic >
  < truth … is no absolute thing, but always relative — John Galsworthy >
 b. : , ,  : self-contained and self-sufficient : free from the variability and error natural to human perception and human ways of thinking
  < God's absolute knowledge >
10. : perfectly realizing or typifying the nature of the thing in question
 < absolute justice >
 < absolute hate >
 < the abstract of beauty absolute — P.E.More >
11. 
 a. : concerned entirely with the expression of beauty or of pure feeling and devoid of meaningful reference
  < absolute poetry >
  — see 
 b. of the dance : relying on the medium of the human body for the expression of an idea independent of music, costumes, and stage sets
Synonyms: 
 , , , , :  indicates the fact of having or constituting complete power or authority without external restraint or control
  < he ruled as an absolute monarch >
  < it was possible for Signor Mussolini to be made absolute managing director (Dictator or Duce) of the Italian nation — G.B.Shaw >
  < they held their subjects with an absolute hand as all communistic leaders do — F.M.Brown >
   and , likewise designating complete, unchecked power, may be derogatory in implying overwhelming domination or imperious attitudes
  < autocratic prerogatives could be exercised, under the president, by military officers authorized to arrest without warrants, imprison, and mete out penalties at the drumhead — Charles & Mary Beard >
  < let the emperor turn his nominal sovereignty into a real central and autocratic power, subjecting every rebel city and noble — Hilaire Belloc >
   is often derogatory in suggesting caprice, unreason, and lack of consideration in exercising power
  < as absolute a master of all their professional actions as ever was the most arbitrary general of the professional actions of his soldiery — W.H.Mallock >
  < irresponsible in its unrestraint, the majority vote may easily outdo an Oriental despot in arbitrary rule — V.L.Parrington >
  < that arbitrary idealism which knows no law — Josiah Royce >
   is likely to imply imperious and oppressive misuse of absolute power
  < a despotic government based on fear or blind obedience is a state of slavery — M.R.Cohen >
  < his manner was imperious, and his administration had been arrogant and despotic — Willa Cather >
   and , always quite condemnatory, imply cruel, harsh oppression by an absolute ruler or power
  < the tyrannical rule of Porfirio Díaz, who reduced his own people to peonage while he sold out his country to foreign mining and business interests — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager >
  < I remember recent instances where tyrannical judges sitting in local courts rode roughshod over the civil liberties of defendants charged with crime — W.O.Douglas >
Synonym: see in addition .
II. noun
(-s)
1. : something that is absolute:
 a. : something that is independent of human perception, valuation, and cognition
 b. : something that is not dependent on anything else (as the Spinozistic substance, the first cause, or the primordial) — usually used with the
2. usually capitalized 
 a. : one of various concepts: as
  (1) : 
  (2) : the underlying unity of spirit and nature
 b. : the whole of reality considered as the final or total fact : that totality to which everything may be reduced or which in the estimation of its proponent constitutes the ultimate or final referent — usually used with the
3. : a concentrated natural flower oil used in perfumery
 < absolute of rose >
as
 a. : a concentrate prepared by removal of plant waxes from a concrete (sense 5)
 b. also absolute of enfleurage : a concentrate obtained in the enfleurage process by removal of the alcohol from alcoholic extracts of the pomade