Absolute vs Freak - What's the difference?
absolute | freak |
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(obsolete) Disengaged from accidental circumstances.
(archaic) Complete in itself; perfect.
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(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; as
# (of a case form) syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner; ablative absolute; nominative absolute; genitive absolute; accusative absolute.
# standing by itself in a loose syntactical connection, and qualifying the sentence as a whole rather than any single word in it.
# (of an adjective or possessive pronoun) lacking a modified substantive.
# (comparative, superlative) expressing a relative term without a definite comparison.'
# having no direct object.
# (Irish, Welsh) an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of articles or compounded with a preverb.
(obsolete) Absorbed in, as an occupation.
Unrestricted; in sole control; possessing absolute power; independent, as in ownership or authority.
Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
(figurative) Complete; utter; outright; unmitigated; entire; total; not qualified or diminished in any way; unrestricted; without limitation.
Unconditional; free from any conditions, limitations, and relations;
# having unlimited power, without limits set by a constitution, parliament, or other means.
# proceeding from or characteristic of an absolute ruler.
* 1962 , Hannah Arendt, On Revolution , (1990), page 155:
# Absolutist; arbitrary; despotic.
Real; actual.
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty, as a person or prediction.
* (rfdate) (William Shakespeare), Cymbeline , Act 4, Scene 2:
Positive; unquestionable; peremptory.
Free from conditional limitations; operating or existing in full under all circumstances without variation.
(philosophy) Existing, able to be thought of, or able to be viewed without relation to other things.
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Authoritative; peremptory.
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(philosophy) Fundamental; ultimate; intrinsic; free from the variability and error natural to the human way of thinking and perception.
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement not comparative or relative as,
# having reference to or derived from the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
# relating to the absolute temperature scale.
(legal) Complete; unconditional; final; without encumbrances; not liable to change or cancellation.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(art) Concerned entirely with expressing beauty and feelings, lacking meaningful reference.
(dance) Utilizing the body to express ideas, independent of music and costumes.
(math) Indicating an expression that is true for all real number; unconditional.
That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.
Anything that is absolute.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized) A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
* 1983 , (Lawrence Durrell), Sebastian'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), page 1039:
(philosophy, usually capitalized) The unity of spirit and nature; God.
(philosophy, usually capitalized) The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced.
Concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes.
A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
Someone or something that is markedly unusual.
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A hippie.
* {{quote-journal
, year = 1969 (but cites 1971 source)
, first = Paul A.
, last = Eschholz
, title = Freak compounds for 'argot freaks'
, journal = American Speech
, volume = 44
, issue = 4
, url =
, page = 306-07
, passage = When long-haired, outlandishly dressed, drug-using hippies pilgrimaged to Haight-Ashbury in the early 1960s, they were quickly dubbed freaks'''''; the pejorative appellation was both obvious and intended. It was not long before '''''freak''''' had become practically synonymous with ''hippie''. It seems, however, that with the acceptance of long hair, the appearance and popularity of some rather bizarre fashions, and the emphasis placed upon "doing one's own thing," '''''freak is no longer burdened with all of its former derogatory associations. Instead ... the word is beginning to acquire a quality which is favorable, glamorous, and somehow even admirable.
}}
A drug addict.
* {{quote-journal
, year = 1969 (but cites 1971 source)
, first = Paul A.
, last = Eschholz
, title = Freak compounds for "argot freaks"
, journal = American Speech
, volume = 44
, issue = 4
, url =
, page = 306-07
, passage = Smith and Sturges [June 1969] note in their study of the San Francisco drug scene that freak means "anyone addicted to drugs."
}}
(of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (i.e., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.
(bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).
An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
* {{quote-journal
, year = 1968
, first = Fred
, last = Davis
, coauthors = Laura Munoz
, title = Heads and freaks: patterns and meanings of drug use among hippies
, journal = Journal of Health and Social Behavior
, volume = 9
, issue = 2
, url =
, page = 156-64
, passage = Anyone ... who seems "hung up" on some idea, activity or interactional disposition, might be called a "freak ."
}}
* {{quote-journal
, year = 1969 (but cites 1971 source)
, first = Paul A.
, last = Eschholz
, title = Freak compounds for "argot freaks"
, journal = American Speech
, volume = 44
, issue = 4
, url =
, page = 306-07
, passage = Presently ... college students ... use freak to denote any kind of enthusiast.
}}
(informal, sometimes, affectionate) A very sexually perverse individual.
To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance
* 1994 , James Earl Hardy, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-On-Black Love Story , (Alyson Publishing), page 107
To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug
* 1992 , Peter G. Stafford, Psychedelics Encyclopedia , (Ronin Publishing), page 56
To streak; to variegate
* 1930 , Robert Seymour Bridges, The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books , (Literary Criticism), page 20
* Thomson
To experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure
* Bulgarian:
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strange, weird
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=April 15
, author=Saj Chowdhury
, title=Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest
, work=BBC Sport
As nouns the difference between absolute and freak
is that absolute is (philosophy) that which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others while freak is a man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man or freak can be a sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.As a verb freak is
to make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance.As an adjective freak is
strange, weird.absolute
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en-adj)- So absolute she seems, And in herself complete.
- Anyhow in 'anyhow, I made it home' is an absolute .
- Hungry in 'Feed the hungry.'
- Older in 'An older person should be treated with respect.
- Kill in 'If looks could kill...'
- When caught, he told an absolute lie.
- the more absolute' the ruler, the more ' absolute the revolution will be which replaces him.
- I am absolute ’t was very Cloten.
- absolute motion
- absolute time or space
- Absolute 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.
- To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute .
- The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head, With absolute forefinger, brown and ringed.
Derived terms
* ablative absolute * absolute address * absolute curvature * absolute equation * absolute magnitude * absolute majority * absolute monarchy * absolute music * absolute pitch * absolute power * absolute space * absolute term * absolute temperature * absolute value * absolute zeroSynonyms
* categorical, unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted * (having unlimited power) autocratic, despotic * (complete in itself) fixed * (able to be viewed without relation to other things) independentAntonyms
* conditional, limited * (able to be viewed without relation to other things) relative, dependentNoun
(en noun)- moral absolutes
- Withdrawn as a Buddha he sat, watching the alien world from his perch in the absolute .
Usage notes
* (not dependent on anything else) Usually preceded by the word the . * (sense) Usually preceded by the word theReferences
*External links
* (projectlink) *Anagrams
* ----freak
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)Etymology 1
From (etyl) freke, .Etymology 2
1560, "sudden change of mind, whim", of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Bob's a real video-game freak . He owns every games console of the last ten years.
- She's a freak in the sack!
Synonyms
* (sudden change) whim * (sudden change) capriceDerived terms
* fly the freak flag * freak accident * freak flag * freak of nature * freakishly * freakyExternal links
* *Verb
(en verb)- But after one night turned into five days, I was freaking out. I missed him.
- Freaked with many a mingled hue.
Derived terms
* freak outAdjective
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