utmost
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utmost
- /ˈʌtməʊ̯st/ UK
- /ˈʌtməst/ UK
- /ˈʌtmoʊ̯st/ US
- [ˈʌʔ-] US
- [ˈət-] US
Where it comes from
PIE word
*úd
From Middle English utmost, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ūtmest, ūtemest [and other forms], from ūt, ūte (“out; outdoors, outside”) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). Ūt is derived from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out, outward”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“out, outward”). Equivalent to out + -most.
adjective uttermost
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superlative form of utter: most utter; situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.
the utmost limits of the land
Similar: outmost, uttermost, yondermost
adjective uttermost
noun utmosts · uttermost
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The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.
at the utmost to the utmost
Similar: yondermost
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: extreme, furthest, uttermost, farthest, far, last, maximum, level best, high, intense, farthermost, furthermost, outmost, utter, outermost, ultimate
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adj situated at the most distant limit — see also farthest, outermost
| Español | extremo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 極度な kyokudo na, 最大の saidai no |
| 中文 | 極度 /极度 jídù |
| Português | derradeiro, extremo |
| Français | extrême |
| Deutsch | äußerst |
| Italiano | estremo |
| Русский | кра́йний krájnij, преде́льный predélʹnyj |
adj most extreme — see also greatest, ultimate
| Español | descollante, extremado, sobresaliente, sumo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 最大の saidai no |
| 中文 | 極 /极 jí, 最大 zuìdà |
| Português | derradeiro, extremo |
| Français | extrême, plus grand, suprême |
| Deutsch | äußerst, höchst |
| Ελληνικά | άκρος ákros, υπέρτατος ypértatos |
| Русский | экстрема́льный ekstremálʹnyj, наивы́сший naivýsšij, преде́льный predélʹnyj, велича́йший veličájšij |
| العربية | آخِر ʔāḵir |
noun greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity — see also maximum
| Español | máximo, máximum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 最大 saidai |
| Français | maximum, plus grand |
| Deutsch | Äußerstes, Möglichstes |
| עברית | מקסימום máksimum, טופ tóp |
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title = {utmost},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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