Absolutely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

totally and definitely; without question

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐnˈædaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹɪtˈanɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹɪtˈanɪk/

5 syllables Say it as /kɐnˈædaɪt/.

Examples

an absolutely magnificent painting
a perfectly idiotic idea
you're perfectly right

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dead perfectly utterly

Parts of Speech

adverb	completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers “an absolutely magnificent painting”
adverb	totally and definitely; without question “we are absolutely opposed to the idea”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

absolut

vollständig und ohne Einschränkung; informell als Verstärker verwendet

🇫🇷French

absolument

complètement et sans réserve ; utilisé de manière informelle comme intensificateur

🇪🇸Spanish

absolutamente

completamente y sin reservas; utilizados informalmente como intensificadores

🇮🇹Italian

assolutamente

completamente e senza riserve; utilizzati informalmente come intensificatori

🇳🇱Dutch

absoluut

volledig en zonder kwalificatie; informeel gebruikt als versterkers

🇵🇹Portuguese

absolutamente

completamente e sem qualificação; usado informalmente como intensificadores

🇷🇺Russian

абсолютно

полностью и без оговорок; неофициально используется в качестве усилителей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिल्कुल

पूरी तरह से और बिना योग्यता के; अनौपचारिक रूप से गहनता के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

একেবারে

সম্পূর্ণরূপে এবং যোগ্যতা ছাড়াই; intensifier হিসাবে অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றிலும்

முற்றிலும் மற்றும் தகுதி இல்லாமல்; முறைசாரா முறையில் தீவிரப்படுத்திகளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖచ్చితంగా

పూర్తిగా మరియు అర్హత లేకుండా; ఇంటెన్సిఫైయర్‌లుగా అనధికారికంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्णपणे

पूर्णपणे आणि पात्रतेशिवाय; तीव्रता म्हणून अनौपचारिकपणे वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોક્કસ

સંપૂર્ણપણે અને લાયકાત વિના; ઇન્ટેન્સિફાયર તરીકે અનૌપચારિક ઉપયોગ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ; ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಇಂಟೆನ್ಸಿಫೈಯರ್‌ಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തികച്ചും

പൂർണ്ണമായും യോഗ്യത കൂടാതെ; തീവ്രതകളായി അനൗപചാരികമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ; ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بالکل

مکمل طور پر اور اہلیت کے بغیر؛ intensifier کے طور پر غیر رسمی طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绝对地

完全且无资格；非正式地用作增强剂

🇯🇵Japanese

絶対に

完全かつ無資格。増強剤として非公式に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

전적으로

완전히 그리고 자격 없이; 비공식적으로 강화제로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyệt đối

hoàn toàn và không có trình độ chuyên môn; được sử dụng một cách không chính thức như chất tăng cường

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างแน่นอน

โดยสมบูรณ์และไม่มีคุณสมบัติ ใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการเป็นตัวเพิ่มความเข้มข้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat

secara lengkap dan tanpa kualifikasi; digunakan secara informal sebagai intensifier

🇵🇭Filipino

ganap

ganap at walang kwalipikasyon; impormal na ginagamit bilang mga intensifier

🇲🇾Malay

secara mutlak

sepenuhnya dan tanpa kelayakan; digunakan secara tidak formal sebagai penguat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطعاً

بالكامل وبدون أي مؤهلات؛ تستخدم بشكل غير رسمي كمكثفات

🇮🇷Persian

مطلقا

به طور کامل و بدون صلاحیت؛ به طور غیر رسمی به عنوان تقویت کننده استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kesinlikle

tamamen ve niteliksiz olarak; yoğunlaştırıcı olarak gayri resmi olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּהֶחלֵט

לחלוטין וללא הסמכה; משמש באופן לא רשמי כמעצימים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'absolutely'?

The primary meaning of 'absolutely' is 'completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers'.

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Using 'absolutely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'absolutely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'absolutely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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