absoluteness
/'æbsəlu:tnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality or state of being absolute: This refers to the condition of being total, unlimited, unconditional, or not subject to any restriction or qualification.
- The quality of being complete, utter, or extreme: This refers to the state of being total, perfect, or existing to the highest possible degree.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The philosophical concept relies on the absoluteness of truth, independent of individual perception.
- The absoluteness of his authority meant his decisions were final and not open to debate.
- She was struck by the absoluteness of the silence in the ancient forest.
Advanced Usage
- "The absoluteness of a principle": Refers to a rule or belief that is considered universally valid without exception.
- The debate centered on the absoluteness of the moral principle against lying.
- "With an air of absoluteness": Describes a manner that conveys finality and leaves no room for doubt or question.
- He stated his conclusion with an air of absoluteness that discouraged further discussion.
Variants and Related Words
- Absolute (adj): Complete, total, or not qualified or diminished in any way.
- He demanded absolute loyalty from his followers.
- Absolutely (adv): Completely, totally, or without reservation.
- I absolutely agree with your assessment.
Synonyms
- Completeness: The state of having all necessary parts or elements.
- Totality: The whole of something.
- Unconditionality: The state of not being subject to any conditions.
- Ultimacy: The state of being final, fundamental, or extreme.
Antonyms
- Relativity: The state of being relative, dependent on, or interpreted in relation to something else.
- Conditionality: The state of being subject to one or more conditions.
- Partiality: The state of being incomplete or biased.
Noun
- the quality of being absolute
- the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged
- the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
- the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections