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- (especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
- Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
- Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
- (of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
- (art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
- (law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
- Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
- (of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
- Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
- (mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
- (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
- Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
- (of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
- Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
- Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
- Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
- (education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
- (of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
- (mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
- (of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
- (of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
- (very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- not limited by law
- perfect or complete or pure
- not capable of being violated or infringed
- expressing finality with no implication of possible change
- 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.
- (philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
- (chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
- (geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
- (philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
- something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
- any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- A philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality (associated with Kant); philosophy which stresses intuition and spirituality (associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson); transcendental character or quality.
- The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.
- A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.
- Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery, or diction.
- (philosophy) Of the mind or language, not in principle experienceable, knowable, or understandable by others.
- (UK, of schools) Financially reliant on fees rather than government funding.
- Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.
- Secretive; reserved.
- Of a room in a medical facility, not shared with another patient.
- (not comparable, object-oriented programming) Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
- (finance) Not traded by the public.
- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
- Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
- Not in governmental office or employment.
- Relating to an individual or group of individuals outside of their official roles; often, sensitive or personal.
- concerning one person exclusively
- confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- not expressed
- of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- Superior; surpassing all others; extraordinary; transcendent.
- (algebra, field theory, of an extension field) That contains elements that are not algebraic.
- Mystical or supernatural.
- (algebra, number theory, field theory, of a number or an element of an extension field) Not algebraic (i.e., not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients).
- (philosophy) Something to be analyzed.
- (philosophy) A theory that lacks any fundamental explanation required for said theory to be sound
- (philosophy) A misconception created by explaining without defining, or concluding without explaining
- (philosophy) A certain way of speaking about a phenomenon, a way that creates logical and intuitive problems
- (philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- (music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
- Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
- Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
- (geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
- Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
- not of prime or central importance
- happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
- (music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
- Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
- (painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
- A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
- a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
- (philosophy) A purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.
- (media) A theory about the negative effects of neutrality in journalism whereby reporters create the impression that two parties are equally correct or equally valid, even when the truths of their claims are mutually exclusive and verifiable by a diligent researcher.
- (philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
- Custom or established practice.
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- (drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
- An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
- translating an idea into action
- (uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules.
- plural of metaphysic
- (philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ens in quantum ens).
- (logic, uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; the logical framework of physics.
- (philosophy, countable) The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.
- (uncountable, derogatory) Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.
- (uncountable) The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.
- the philosophical study of being and knowing
- (philosophy) A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.
- A line drawn underneath text; an underline.
- (geology) lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.
- (anthropology) A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.
- The act of underlining.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
- (philosophy, theology) The concept or belief that some ideas have universal application or applicability.
- The state of being universal; universality.
- (theology) The belief that all souls can attain salvation.
- Alternative form of Unitarian Universalism.
- the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
- (philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.
- (philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A tally.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
- something serving as a sign of something else
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
- (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
- (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
- The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
- A living creature.
- a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
- the state or fact of existing
- (often philosophy) Not within the domain of what can be understood or analyzed by reason; outside the competence of the rules of reason.
- Contrary to reason; lacking an appropriate or sufficient reason; irrational.
- (economics, social sciences, public policy) Not based on one's own interests; inconsistent with utility maximization.
- Lacking the ability to reason.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
- (countable) A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
- Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
- (uncountable) An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
- A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
- A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
- (uncountable, more specifically) A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
- An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
- (uncountable) An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
- (uncountable) Synonym of populism.
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- any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- A philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality (associated with Kant); philosophy which stresses intuition and spirituality (associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson); transcendental character or quality.
- The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.
- A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.
- Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery, or diction.
- (philosophy) Something to be analyzed.
- (philosophy) A theory that lacks any fundamental explanation required for said theory to be sound
- (philosophy) A misconception created by explaining without defining, or concluding without explaining
- (philosophy) A certain way of speaking about a phenomenon, a way that creates logical and intuitive problems
- (philosophy) A purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.
- (media) A theory about the negative effects of neutrality in journalism whereby reporters create the impression that two parties are equally correct or equally valid, even when the truths of their claims are mutually exclusive and verifiable by a diligent researcher.
- (philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
- Custom or established practice.
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- (drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
- An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
- translating an idea into action
- (uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules.
- plural of metaphysic
- (philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ens in quantum ens).
- (logic, uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; the logical framework of physics.
- (philosophy, countable) The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.
- (uncountable, derogatory) Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.
- (uncountable) The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.
- the philosophical study of being and knowing
- (philosophy) A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.
- A line drawn underneath text; an underline.
- (geology) lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.
- (anthropology) A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.
- The act of underlining.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
- (philosophy, theology) The concept or belief that some ideas have universal application or applicability.
- The state of being universal; universality.
- (theology) The belief that all souls can attain salvation.
- Alternative form of Unitarian Universalism.
- the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
- (philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.
- (philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A tally.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
- something serving as a sign of something else
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
- (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
- (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
- The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
- A living creature.
- a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
- the state or fact of existing
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
- (countable) A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
- Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
- (uncountable) An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
- A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
- A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
- (uncountable, more specifically) A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
- An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
- (uncountable) An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
- (uncountable) Synonym of populism.
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- (especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
- Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
- Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
- (of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
- (art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
- (law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
- Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
- (of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
- Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
- (mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
- (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
- Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
- (of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
- Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
- Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
- Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
- (education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
- (of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
- (mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
- (of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
- (of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
- (very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- not limited by law
- perfect or complete or pure
- not capable of being violated or infringed
- expressing finality with no implication of possible change
- 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.
- (philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
- (chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
- (geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
- (philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
- something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
- (philosophy) Of the mind or language, not in principle experienceable, knowable, or understandable by others.
- (UK, of schools) Financially reliant on fees rather than government funding.
- Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.
- Secretive; reserved.
- Of a room in a medical facility, not shared with another patient.
- (not comparable, object-oriented programming) Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
- (finance) Not traded by the public.
- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
- Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
- Not in governmental office or employment.
- Relating to an individual or group of individuals outside of their official roles; often, sensitive or personal.
- concerning one person exclusively
- confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- not expressed
- of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- (philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- Superior; surpassing all others; extraordinary; transcendent.
- (algebra, field theory, of an extension field) That contains elements that are not algebraic.
- Mystical or supernatural.
- (algebra, number theory, field theory, of a number or an element of an extension field) Not algebraic (i.e., not the root of any polynomial that has positive degree and rational coefficients).
- (philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
- (music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
- Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
- Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
- (geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
- Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
- not of prime or central importance
- happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
- (music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
- Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
- (painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
- A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
- a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
- (often philosophy) Not within the domain of what can be understood or analyzed by reason; outside the competence of the rules of reason.
- Contrary to reason; lacking an appropriate or sufficient reason; irrational.
- (economics, social sciences, public policy) Not based on one's own interests; inconsistent with utility maximization.
- Lacking the ability to reason.