Definition of Absolute superlative

1. Noun. In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan; the form of an adjective formed by adding the suffixes ''-issimo'', ''-isimo'', ''-íssimo'', ''-érrimo'', ''-imo'', or ''-íssim'' to the adjective (with any final vowel dropped) to express a superlative that cannot be exceeded, having the sense “as ... as possible”. ¹

2. Noun. In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison in an adjective which stresses an exceptional property without making a direct comparison, its closest equivalent in English being ''a most important letter'', ''a very high mountain'' or ''absolutely pure water''. It is formed by adding the suffix -????? (declined) to the adjective’s nominative, neuter singular. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absolute Superlative

absolute pressure
absolute privilege
absolute privileges
absolute realities
absolute reality
absolute refractory period
absolute right
absolute rights
absolute risk
absolute scale
absolute scotoma
absolute space
absolute space-time
absolute state
absolute states
absolute superlative (current term)
absolute superlatives
absolute system
absolute system of units
absolute temperature
absolute term
absolute terminal innervation ratio
absolute terms
absolute threshold
absolute thresholds
absolute time
absolute unit
absolute value
absolute values
absolute viscosity

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