superlative
Pronunciation: /suːˈpɜːlətɪv/
The English word “superlative” has 6 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
- The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
- An adjective or adverb in the superlative degree.
Etymology
From Middle English superlatyf, from Old French superlatif, from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“carried above, over; extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).
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