| superlative | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. superlative | an exaggerated expression (usually of praise).; "the critics lavished superlatives on it" |
| ~ congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise | an expression of approval and commendation.; "he always appreciated praise for his work" |
| ~ best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
| ~ worst | (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition.; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" |
| ~ most | the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree.; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" |
| ~ least | the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree.; "didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone" |
| ~ most | (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" |
| ~ fewest | (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number.; "the fewest birds in recent memory" |
| ~ closest, nearest, nighest | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.; "that was the time he came nearest to death" |
| n. (state) | 2. acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ degree, stage, level, point | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| n. (communication) | 3. superlative, superlative degree | the superlative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`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'" |
| ~ adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something. |
| ~ adverb | a word that modifies something other than a noun. |
| adj. | 4. greatest, sterling, superlative | highest in quality. |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| very | | |
| adj. | 1. very | precisely as stated.; "the very center of town" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
| adj. | 2. identical, selfsame, very | being the exact same one; not any other:.; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" |
| ~ same | same in identity.; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street" |
| adv. | 3. rattling, real, really, very | used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal.; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" |
| adv. | 4. very | precisely so.; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite" |
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