This is the 2682nd most frequent French word.
absolu
Absolute; total; complete; not limited or conditional.
adjective modifying 'silence' to express total absence of sound.
Le silence absolu régnait dans la pièce.
Absolute silence prevailed in the room.
noun referring to an ideal or perfection that one strives for.
Il a cherché l'absolu dans son art.
He searched for the absolute in his art.
adverb expressing emphasis or certainty about the magnificence described.