absolute

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   complete and total

   I have absolute trust in my best friend.

2. 2
   adj

   not limited by any rules, conditions, or other people

   The king had absolute power over his subjects.

3. 3
   adj

   certain and definite, with no possibility of doubt

   There is no absolute proof that he was there.

Common collocations

• absolute mess Adjective + noun

First attested around 1380. From Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”). Influenced in part by Old French absolu. Compare absolve.

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