Dictionary Entry
superlative
superlative is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3noun
That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.
- 4noun
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.
- 5noun
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'"
- 6noun
an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
"the critics lavished superlatives on it"
- 7noun
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"
- 8adjective
highest in quality
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