Absolute vs. Superlative

Difference Between Absolute and Superlative
Absoluteadjective
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Superlativenoun
The highest extent or degree of something.
Absoluteadjective
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
Superlativenoun
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
The superlative of "big" is "biggest".Absoluteadjective
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
absolute purity, absolute libertySuperlativenoun
(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!Absoluteadjective
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
absolute alcoholSuperlativeadjective
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
Absoluteadjective
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
When caught, he told an absolute lie.an absolute denial of all chargesSuperlativeadjective
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
Absoluteadjective
Positive, certain; unquestionable.
Superlativenoun
an exaggerated expression (usually of praise);
the critics lavished superlatives on itAbsoluteadjective
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
Superlativenoun
the highest level or degree attainable;
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beautythe artist's gifts are at their acmeat the height of her careerthe peak of perfectionsummer was at its peak...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of famethe summit of his ambitionso many highest superlatives achieved by manat the top of his professionAbsoluteadjective
Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
the doctrine that absolute knowledge of things is possible, an absolute principleAbsolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.Superlativenoun
the superlative form of an adjective;
`best' is the superlative form of `good'Absoluteadjective
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
absolute velocity, absolute motion, absolute positionSuperlativeadjective
highest in quality
Absoluteadjective
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Absoluteadjective
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Absoluteadjective
(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
Absoluteadjective
(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.
Absoluteadjective
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
Absoluteadjective
Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
Absoluteadjective
Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
Absoluteadjective
(of a usually-transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
Absoluteadjective
Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of articles or compounded with a preverb.
Absoluteadjective
(math) As measured using an absolute value.
absolute deviationabsolute squaremean absolute' differenceAbsoluteadjective
(math) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
Absoluteadjective
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
Absoluteadjective
Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
absolute music''Absoluteadjective
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
Absolutenoun
That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.
moral absolutesAbsolutenoun
Anything that is absolute.
Absolutenoun
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
Absolutenoun
A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
Absolutenoun
The unity of spirit and nature; God.
Absolutenoun
The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced.
Absolutenoun
Concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes.
Absolutenoun
something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control;
no mortal being can influence the absoluteAbsoluteadjective
perfect or complete or pure;
absolute loyaltyabsolute silenceabsolute truthabsolute alcoholAbsoluteadjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;
absolute freedoman absolute dimwita downright lieout-and-out mayheman out-and-out liea rank outsidermany right-down vicesgot the job through sheer persistencesheer stupidityAbsoluteadjective
not limited by law;
an absolute monarchAbsoluteadjective
expressing finality with no implication of possible change;
an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the nation's authorityinability to make a conclusive (or unequivocal) refusalAbsoluteadjective
without conditions or limitations;
a total banAbsoluteadjective
not capable of being violated or infringed;
infrangible human rights