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foremost
English
Etymology
From Old English formest, fyrmest (“earliest, first, most prominent”), from Proto-Germanic *frumistaz, from the locative stem *fur-, *fr- + the superlative suffix *-umistaz, stem ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pr-. The suffix *-umistaz was a compound suffix, created from the rarer comparative suffix *-umô (as in Old English fruma) + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (English -est); *-umô in turn is from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.
Cognate with Old Frisian formest, Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (frumists). See for, first and Old English fruma for more. Partially cognate to primus, from Proto-Indo-European *pr- + Latin superlative suffix -imus, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.
A comparative former was back-formed analogically, leaving the m from *-umô in place. Later the Old English suffix complex -(u)m-est was conflated with the word most through folk etymology, so that the word is now interpreted as fore +? -most.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.m??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Adjective
foremost (not comparable)
- first, either in time or in space
- Most forward; front
- of a higher rank or position; paramount
- (nautical) closest to the bow
Translations
Adverb
foremost (not comparable)
- in front
- prominently forward
- especially; particularly
- 2001, Chantel Laran Sawyer Lumpkin, The Influences of Assets on the Academic Achievement of African American College Students, p. 155:
- As dependent minors the foremost proximal system was family, followed by school and community.
- 2013, Robert Woods, Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel, p. XXIX:
- Lewis is the twentieth century's foremost popular writer and the most influential public intellectual for evangelicals.
- 2019, Louise Taylor, Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final (in The Guardian, 2 July 2019)[1]
- England head to Nice for Saturday’s third-place playoff after yet more semi-final disappointment but with heads held high having played their part in a wonderful game featuring some particularly harsh luck. Foremost among it was the marginal offside which saw an Ellen White goal disallowed and, later, a penalty miss by Steph Houghton.
- 2001, Chantel Laran Sawyer Lumpkin, The Influences of Assets on the Academic Achievement of African American College Students, p. 155:
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excellent
English
Etymology
From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excell?ns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excell? (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel +? -ent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ks?l?nt/, /??ks?l?nt/
Adjective
excellent (comparative excellenter or more excellent, superlative excellentest or most excellent)
- Having excelled, having surpassed.
- Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
- A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.
- Exceptionally good of its kind.
- Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
- 1754-1762, David Hume, The History of England
- Elizabeth, therefore, who was an excellent hypocrite
- Their sorrows are most excellent.
- 1754-1762, David Hume, The History of England
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:excellent
Antonyms
- poor
- terrible
Derived terms
- excellence
- excellently
- excellentness
Related terms
- excel
Translations
Adverb
excellent (comparative more excellent, superlative most excellent)
- (obsolete) Excellently.
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.287:
- Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […].
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.287:
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch excellent, from Middle French excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excell?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k.s??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: ex?cel?lent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
excellent (comparative excellenter, superlative excellentst)
- (formal) excellent, splendid
- Synonyms: uitmuntend, uitstekend
Inflection
Related terms
- excellentie
French
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin excellens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.s?.l??/
Adjective
excellent (feminine singular excellente, masculine plural excellents, feminine plural excellentes)
- excellent; splendid
Usage notes
This adjective is generally placed before the noun it modifies.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.s?l/
Verb
excellent
- third-person plural present indicative of exceller
- third-person plural present subjunctive of exceller
Further reading
- “excellent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
excellent
- third-person plural future active indicative of excell?
Middle French
Noun
excellent m (feminine singular excellente, masculine plural excellens, feminine plural excellentes)
- excellent
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin excell?ns.
Pronunciation
Adjective
excellent m (feminine singular excellenta, masculine plural excellents, feminine plural excellentas)
- excellent
Related terms
- excelléncia
- excellir
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