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.
- 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.
- 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]

Meaning (1):
- 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)

Example in sentence:

the critics lavished superlatives on it

Meaning (3):
- 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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Meaning of 'superlative' (Webster Dictionary)

Meaning of 'superlative' (Princeton's WordNet)

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