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absolute
What does absolute mean?
absolute (adjective): perfect or complete or pure.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does absolute come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of absolute?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “absolute” mean?
of a mildly low temperature
Not quite: that's what cool means.
perfect or complete or pure
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displaying or feeling anger
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having a high price or cost
Not quite: that's what expensive means.
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