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paramount¹
- /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ UK
- /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/ US
- /ˈpɛɹəˌmaʊnt/
Where it comes from
PIE word
*h₂éd
From Anglo-Norman paramont /paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par /per (“by”) + amont /amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)).
adjective
- Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent. […]a Traitor Paramount;
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Of the highest importance.
Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
Similar: crucial, imperative, big, central, consequential, critical, epochful, essential, extraordinary, fateful, fatefraught, fatesome · Opposite: base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile, frivolous, idle, ignorable, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable
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Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
Similar: crowning, ferior, foremost, greater, higher, major, paramount, preeminent, superior, supreme, utmost, vaulting
noun paramounts
- A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
- A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.
Paramount²
proper noun
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: predominant, predominate, preponderant, overriding, dominant, preponderating, prevailing, premier, prime, main, considerable, primacy, outstanding, principal, momentous, superior
Translations
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adj highest, supreme — see also supreme
| Español | supremo, sumo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無上 /无上 wúshàng, 至高無上 /至高无上 zhìgāowúshàng, 最高的 zuìgāode |
| हिन्दी | सर्वोच्च sarvocc, सर्वोपरि sarvopri |
| Português | vital, supremo, sumo |
| Français | suprême |
| Deutsch | hervorragend, höchst, überragend, vorrangig |
| Română | suprem |
| Русский | первостепе́нный pervostepénnyj, вы́сший výsšij |
| العربية | أعلى فائق 'aelaa fayiq |
adj of the highest importance
| Español | primordial, prioritario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 至高的 zhìgāode |
| हिन्दी | सर्वोच्च sarvocc |
| Português | primordial |
| Français | capital, primordial |
| Italiano | capitale, essenziale, fondamentale, primordiale, prioritario |
| Русский | главне́йший glavnéjšij, краеуго́льный krajeugólʹnyj, первостепе́нный pervostepénnyj, приорите́тный prioritétnyj, важне́йший važnéjšij, архива́жный arxivážnyj |
| العربية | أساسي 'asasiun |
noun African chief having the highest status in a region
| Português | suserano |
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Talk about this word "paramount." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paramount. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paramount. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paramount "paramount." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paramount.Cite this
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title = {paramount},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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