Engelsk adjektiv: superlative | |||
1. | superlative highest in quality | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | greatest, sterling | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | superior | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | inferior | ||
Engelsk substantiv: superlative | |||
1. | superlative (om kommunikasjon) an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The critics lavished superlatives on it. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tiptop, top | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | degree, level, point, stage | ||
3. | superlative (om kommunikasjon) 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'. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | superlative degree | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | adjective, adverb | ||