English · Word Candidate

absolute

/ˈæb.sə.luːt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: absoluter · absolutest · absolutes

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không bị giới hạn, không có điều kiện

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Adjective

Examples

While Americans enjoy an almost absolute freedom to name their children whatever they please, in Germany the State (as public guardian of the good of the child) restricts parents [...]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. — Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không bị giới hạn, không có điều kiện, không bị kiểm soát bởi luật pháp hoặc các yếu tố khác

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Adjective

Examples

An absolute monarch is free from all forcible restraint, and so far as he is absolute[,] from all legal restraints of positive laws.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tồn tại độc lập, không phụ thuộc vào các tiêu chuẩn hoặc điều kiện bên ngoài

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Noun

Examples

moral absolutes

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

điểm hình tròn ảo ở vô cùng trong không gian hai hoặc ba chiều

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “absolute” mean?

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

Is “absolute” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.