absolu
French
Etymology
Middle French absolut, replaced earlier asolu (c. 1100), from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, free; complete”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ap.sɔ.ly/
audio (file) - Homophones: absolus, absolue, absolues
Adjective
absolu (feminine absolue, masculine plural absolus, feminine plural absolues)
- absolute
Derived terms
- ablatif absolu
- absolument
- accusatif absolu
- avantage absolu
- dans l'absolu
- emploi absolu
- génitif absolu
- magnitude absolue
- majorité absolue
- monarchie absolue
- oreille absolue
- valeur absolue
- verbe absolu
- zéro absolu
Descendants
- → Romanian: absolut
Further reading
- “absolu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.