Engelsk tillægsord: superlative | |||
1. | superlative highest in quality | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | greatest, sterling | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | superior | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | inferior | ||
Engelsk navneord: superlative | |||
1. | superlative (om kommunikation) an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The critics lavished superlatives on it. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise | ||
Samme anvendelse | best, closest, fewest, least, most, most, nearest, nighest, worst | ||
2. | superlative (om tilstand) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty. The artist's gifts are at their acme. At the height of her career. The peak of perfection. Summer was at its peak. ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame. The summit of his ambition. So many highest superlatives achieved by man. At the top of his profession. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tiptop, top | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | degree, level, point, stage | ||
3. | superlative (om kommunikation) the superlative form of an adjective or adverb | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'. `least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'. `most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | superlative degree | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | adjective, adverb | ||