absoluteness
NounUS[ab-suh-loot-nuhs]/ˈæbsəˌlutnəs/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the quality of being complete or utter or extreme“the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections”Synonyms: starknessutternessType of limit, bound
- the quality of being absolute“the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged”Type of changelessness, unchangeabilityKinds unconditionality
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ab′so·lute·ness noun
The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54