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Absoluteness

//ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. obsolete, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the quality of being absolute wordnet
  3. 3
    The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope. uncountable, usually

    "the absoluteness of his sovereignty, the absoluteness of his convictions"

  4. 4
    the quality of being complete or utter or extreme wordnet
  5. 5
    Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism. uncountable, usually

    "I know no man that could produce more parts, both naturall and artificiall, fit to preserve his masterie, and to maintaine his absolutenesse, than he doth; yet is hee cleane falne from them like a childe."

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  1. 6
    The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. uncountable, usually
  2. 7
    Independent autonomy. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From absolute + -ness.

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