English

Noun

absoluteness ‎(usually uncountable, plural absolutenesses)

1. (obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the 17^th century.]
2. The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.

   the absoluteness of his sovereignty, the absoluteness of his convictions‎

3. Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism. [First attested in the 16^th century.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.8:

     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.

4. The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. [First attested in the 17^th century.]
5. Independent autonomy. [First attested in the 17^th century.]

Synonyms

• unconditionality
• unlimitedness
• certainty

Antonyms

• conditionality
• limitedness
• relativity

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