different between absolutely vs visibly
absolutely
English
Etymology
absolute +? -ly, from Middle English.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æb.s??l(j)u?t.l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æb.s??lut.li/, /?æb.s??lut.li/
Adverb
absolutely (not comparable)
- In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- (grammar) In a manner that does not take an object.
Usage notes
- Absolutely is not to be confused with intensives such as very or indeed, as it is an unconditional term, absolutely/*very essential, vital or crucial.
Synonyms
- (in an absolute or unconditional manner): See also Thesaurus:completely
- (viewed without relation to other things): See also Thesaurus:individually
Translations
Interjection
absolutely
- Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Usage notes
- Some commentators, especially in England, criticise the interjectional use as having no useful meaning beyond that of yes; however, this assumes that emphasis is useless, which, pragmatically speaking, it isn’t.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- absitively posolutely
References
absolutely From the web:
- what absolutely mean
- what absolutely in tagalog
- what absolutely right means
- what absolutely gorgeous
- what absolutely integrable means
- what absolutely means in spanish
- what absolutely amazing meaning
- absolutely necessary meaning
visibly
English
Etymology
From visible +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?z?bli/
Adverb
visibly (comparative more visibly, superlative most visibly)
- In a visible manner; openly.
Synonyms
- apparently, evidently, plainly; see also Thesaurus:obviously
Antonyms
- hiddenly
- invisibly
- latently
Translations
visibly From the web:
- visibly meaning
- what does visibly mean
- what is visibly soiled
- what does visibly impaired mean
- what does visibly soiled mean
- what is visibly impaired
- what does visibly
- what is visibly upset
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