Superlative Definition

so͝o-pûrlə-tĭv
superlatives
adjective
Superior to or excelling all other or others; of the highest kind, quality, degree, etc.; supreme.
Webster's New World
Excessive or exaggerated.
Webster's New World

Designating or of the extreme degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs; expressing the greatest degree of the quality or attribute expressed by the positive degree: usually indicated by the suffix -est (hardest) or by the use of most with the positive form (most beautiful)

Webster's New World
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
noun
superlatives
Something of the highest possible excellence.
American Heritage
The highest or utmost degree; acme; height; peak.
Webster's New World
The superlative degree.
Webster's New World
Something superlative.
Webster's New World
A word or form in this degree.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Superlative

Noun

Singular:
superlative
Plural:
superlatives

Origin of Superlative

  • Middle English superlatif from Old French from Late Latin superlātīvus from Latin superlātus past participle of superferre to carry over a person or thing, exaggerate super- super- lātus past participle of ferre to carry telə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English superlatyf, from Old French superlatif, from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).

    From Wiktionary

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