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ultimate
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ultim?tus (“furthest, last”), past participle of Latin ultim?, ultim?re (“to come to an end”), from ultimus (“last, final”). See ultra-.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??lt?m?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /??lt?m?t/
Adjective
ultimate (not comparable)
- Final; last in a series.
- (of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
- That will happen at some time; eventual.
- Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
- 1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection
- those ultimate truths and those universal laws of thought which we cannot rationally contradict
- 1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection
- Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
Synonyms
- (final): See Thesaurus:final
- (most extreme): utmost, uttermost
Antonyms
- (w.r.t. causes): initial, original
- (most extreme): original, derivative
Coordinate terms
- (adjectives denoting syllables): penultimate (last but one), antepenultimate (last but two), preantepenultimate (last but three), propreantepenultimate (last but four)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
ultimate (countable and uncountable, plural ultimates)
- The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
- The final or most distant point; the conclusion
- The greatest extremity; the maximum
- (uncountable) The game of ultimate frisbee.
Translations
Verb
ultimate (third-person singular simple present ultimates, present participle ultimating, simple past and past participle ultimated)
- (transitive, archaic) To finish; to complete.
- 1869, The New-Jerusalem Magazine (volume 41, page 36)
- These measures have been carried forward with a zeal and unanimity that warrant the hope we entertain, of ultimating the plans in respect to our Temple, before the next meeting of the Maryland Association.
- 1869, The New-Jerusalem Magazine (volume 41, page 36)
Further reading
- ultimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ultimate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- mutilate
Finnish
Etymology
From English ultimate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ultim?te/, [?ult?i?m?t?e?]
- Rhymes: -?te
- Syllabification: ul?ti?ma?te
Noun
ultimate
- ultimate frisbee (game)
Declension
Anagrams
- amuletit, amuletti, laitumet, leimattu, leimatut
Italian
Verb
ultimate
- inflection of ultimare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- feminine plural past participle
Anagrams
- multiate, mutilate
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ul.ti?ma?.te/, [???t???mä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ul.ti?ma.te/, [ul?t?i?m??t??]
Verb
ultim?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of ultim?
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mystical
English
Alternative forms
- mysticall (obsolete)
- mystickal (obsolete)
Etymology
From mystic +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?st?k?l/, /?m?st?kl?/
Adjective
mystical (comparative more mystical, superlative most mystical)
- Relating to mystics or mysticism.
- Having a spiritual or magical significance that transcends human understanding.
- Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.
Related terms
- mysterious
- mystery
- mystic
- mysticality
- mysticalness
- mysticism
- mystify
- mystique
Translations
Further reading
- mystical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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