different between supreme vs especial

English

Alternative forms

• suprême

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). Doublet of supremo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s(j)u??p?i?m/

Adjective

supreme (comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)

1. Dominant, having power over all others.
2. (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:supreme.
3. (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.

Synonyms

• (having power over all others): predominant, preponderant, regnant

Antonyms

• inferior
• minor

Derived terms

Related terms

• super

Translations

Verb

supreme (third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)

1. (transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

Noun

supreme (plural supremes)

1. The highest point.
2. (cooking) A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
3. (cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
4. (cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

Further reading

• supreme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• supreme in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• supreme at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• eusperm, presume

Interlingua

Adjective

supreme (comparative plus supreme, superlative le plus supreme)

1. supreme

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?pr?me/, [s?u?pr???.me]
• Rhymes: -?me
• Hyphenation: su?pre?me

Adjective

supreme

1. feminine plural of supremo

Anagrams

• presume

Latin

Adjective

supr?me

1. vocative masculine singular of supr?mus

English

Alternative forms

• especiall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Related to English special and species.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?p???l/
• Rhymes: -???l
• Hyphenation: es?pe?cial

Adjective

especial (comparative more especial, superlative most especial)

1. Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
2. Particular.

Usage notes

especial is far less common than special

Derived terms

• especially

Related terms

• special

Translations

Anagrams

• Speciale, calipees

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin speci?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?s.p?.si?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /es.pe.si?al/

Adjective

especial (masculine and feminine plural especials)

1. special

Derived terms

Related terms

• especialitat

Further reading

• “especial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “especial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “especial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “especial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• especiau (Gascon, Limousin, Provençal)

Etymology

From Latin speci?lis.

Adjective

especial m (feminine singular especiala, masculine plural especials, feminine plural especialas)

1. special

Derived terms

Related terms

• especialitat

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 117.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin speci?lis.

Adjective

especial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular especiale)

1. special
2. powerful; mighty

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin speci?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i?.p?.?sja?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.?pe.si.?aw/, [?s?.?pe.s??.?ä??]
• Hyphenation: es?pe?ci?al

Adjective

especial m or f (plural especiais, comparable)

1. special
2. (euphemistic) disabled (having some physical disability)

Derived terms

• especialidade
• especialmente

Noun

especial m (plural especiais)

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Further reading

• “especial” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “especial” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “especial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “especial” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
• “especial” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “especial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin speci?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /espe??jal/, [es.pe??jal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /espe?sjal/, [es.pe?sjal]

Adjective

especial (plural especiales)

1. special (distinguished by a unique quality)
2. special (of particular interest or value)

Derived terms

Related terms

• especialidad

Further reading

• “especial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.