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Meaning of 'superlative'
Meaning of 'superlative' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Superlative 
[ a.]
- Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent;
surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a
woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine
character. [ a.]- Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright.
2. Superlative [ n.]
- That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost
degree. [ n.]- The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, a form or word by which the superlative degree is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy, least windy, are all superlatives.
Meaning of 'superlative' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. superlative [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example in sentence:
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame;
- at the height of her career;
- at the top of his profession;
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty;
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man;
- summer was at its peak;
- the artist's gifts are at their acme;
- the peak of perfection;
- the summit of his ambition
Meaning (2):
- an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
Example in sentence:
- the critics lavished superlatives on it
Meaning (3):
- the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
- the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
Example in sentence:
- `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast';
- `least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous';
- `most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'
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