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extreme
English
Alternative forms
- extream, extreame (obsolete)
- xtreme (informal, nonstandard)
Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extr?mus, the superlative of exter.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?st?i?m/, /?k?st?i?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?st?im/
Adjective
extreme (comparative extremer or more extreme, superlative extremest or most extreme)
- Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
- In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
- Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
- Drastic, or of great severity.
- Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
- (archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
- the extreme hour of life
Synonyms
- (place): farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest
- (in greatest or highest degree): greatest, highest
- (excessive): excessive, too much
- (drastic): drastic, severe
- (sports): dangerous
- (ultimate): final, last, ultimate
Antonyms
- (place): closest, nearest
- (in greatest or highest degree): least
- (excessive): moderate, reasonable
- (drastic): moderate, reasonable
Derived terms
- extremeness
Translations
Noun
extreme (plural extremes)
- The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
- Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
- A drastic expedient.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
Translations
Adverb
extreme (comparative more extreme, superlative most extreme)
- (archaic) Extremely.
- 1796 Charles Burney, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Metastasio 2.5:
- In the empty and extreme cold theatre.
- 1796 Charles Burney, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Metastasio 2.5:
Usage notes
- Formerly used to modify adjectives and sometimes adverbs, but rarely verbs.
Derived terms
- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- extremely
- extreme ironing
- extreme unction
Related terms
- extremum
See also
- mean
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “extreme”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
extreme
- Inflected form of extreem
German
Adjective
extreme
- inflection of extrem:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Ido
Adverb
extreme
- extremely
Latin
Noun
extr?me
- vocative singular of extr?mus
References
- extreme in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- extreme in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Middle French
Adjective
extreme m or f (plural extremes)
- extreme
Spanish
Verb
extreme
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of extremar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of extremar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of extremar.
Swedish
Adjective
extreme
- absolute definite natural masculine form of extrem.
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- what extreme means
- what extreme sports are there
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- what extreme stress can cause
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living
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?v??/
- Rhymes: -?v??
Verb
living
- present participle of live
Adjective
living (not comparable)
- Having life; alive.
- a living, breathing child
- Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
- In use or existing.
- Of everyday life.
- True to life.
- Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place.
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. - Used as an intensifier.
Synonyms
- (having life): extant, living, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (existing): extant; See also Thesaurus:existent
- (representing life): lifey, lifelike, limned, lively, naturalistic
- (intensifier): blasted, doggone, stinking; see also Thesaurus:damned
Antonyms
- dead
- nonliving
Hyponyms
- long-living
- longest-living
Related terms
Related terms
- live, life
- alive
Translations
Noun
living (countable and uncountable, plural livings)
- (uncountable) The state of being alive.
- Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
- What do you do for a living?
- A style of life.
- plain living
- (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
Derived terms
- it takes a heap of living to make a house a home
- make a living
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French living or less plausibly an independent truncated borrowing from English living room.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?.v??/
- Hyphenation: li?ving
Noun
living m (plural livings)
- (Belgium) A living room.
- Synonyms: huiskamer, woonkamer
French
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.vi?/
Noun
living m (plural livings)
- living room
Italian
Etymology
From English living room.
Noun
living m (plural living)
- living room
- Synonym: soggiorno
Spanish
Etymology
From English [[living room#English|living (room)]].
Noun
living m (plural livings)
- (Argentina) living room
- Synonym: sala de estar
living From the web:
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- what living things need carbon dioxide
- what living thing lives the longest
- what living things use photosynthesis
- what living things don't need oxygen
- what living things need
- what living things perform cellular respiration
- what living things are prokaryotes
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