Extremity
noun
The outermost or farthest point or section of something.
She stood at the extremity of the field
Often appears as...
- northern extremity
- southern extremity
noun
An extreme degree or nature of something, usually bad or serious.
They pushed their bodies to the extremities of endurance
Often appears as...
- extremity of pain
- extremity of desperation
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Disapproving
noun
A limb of the body.
He suffered injury to his lower extremities
Often appears as...
- lower extremity
- upper extremity
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Formal
noun
Serious or urgent conditions.
In the extremity of his play, he injured his ankle
Often appears as...
- in the extremity of
- extremity of play
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Disapproving
noun
The outermost or farthest point or section of something.
She stood at the extremity of the field
Often appears as...
- northern extremity
- southern extremity
noun
An extreme degree or nature of something, usually bad or serious.
They pushed their bodies to the extremities of endurance
Often appears as...
- extremity of pain
- extremity of desperation
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A limb of the body.
He suffered injury to his lower extremities
Often appears as...
- lower extremity
- upper extremity
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Serious or urgent conditions.
In the extremity of his play, he injured his ankle
Often appears as...
- in the extremity of
- extremity of play
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Geographical Use
Often used to describe distant parts of geographic areas or objects.
The lighthouse is at the northern extremity of the island.
Pro Tip 2/2Spatial Context
Use 'extremity' to stress the distance or outer limit of an area.
The village lies at the extremity of the valley.
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Why we get mad -- and...
otherwise known as your fight-or-flight system, kicking in to offer you the energy you need to respond. And that's just the stuff you noticed. At the same time, your digestive system slowed down so you could conserve energy. That's why your mouth went dry. And your blood vessels dilated to get blood to your extremities.
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Ross Lovegrove: The...
Those holes you see there are very filtered-down, watered-down versions of the extremity of the diatomic structures. It goes with the flow of the polymer and you'll see -- there's an image coming up right now that shows the full thing. It's great to have companies in Italy who support this way of dreaming.
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Foot Fear PIPE National...
license or does being scared actually make the temperature of our Tootsie's head south the body's fight or flight response is triggered when we are afraid and that has a biochemical component to it in essence it reduces the flow of blood to the extremities by constricting
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How to Feel Like a...
body into wide power pose stimulates blood flow to the extremities and can boost levels of testosterone a confidence hormone while also decreasing levels of the stress hormone cortisol in other words the power of positive posture can lead to positive thinking
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A Frigid Lesson PIPE Great...
fracture fellas yeah multiple files so the fact that that's there and it probably affected blood flow in both lower extremities decreased blood flow helps contribute to the frostbite maybe she had a traumatic event that led to the busted pelvis and
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Why do our bodies age? -...
each of which has two protective regions at the extremities called telomeres. Those shorten every time cells replicate. When telomeres become too short, cells stop replicating and die, slowing the body's ability to renew itself.
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How Fear and Anxiety...
blood being shunted away from our extremities and into the larger muscle groups because if we needed to escape it would be necessary those organs be heavily involved the world has changed and threats typically aren't as
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The Exhilarating Peace...
Next, the diving reflex causes peripheral vasoconstriction, which means that the blood flow will leave the body's extremities to feed the most important the lungs, the heart and the brain.
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Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
creating is healing their bones their muscles their ligaments even their lungs in fact the only incidences of cancer that are prevalent cats are at their extremities the very
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Safari Live - Day 190 PIPE...
my hands on as fergus's do you definitely help keep the extremities warm so I'm going to do a little bit of a looping system now I'm gonna go past
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Why we get mad -- and...
otherwise known as your fight-or-flight system, kicking in to offer you the energy you need to respond. And that's just the stuff you noticed. At the same time, your digestive system slowed down so you could conserve energy. That's why your mouth went dry. And your blood vessels dilated to get blood to your extremities.
Video examples
Ross Lovegrove: The...
Those holes you see there are very filtered-down, watered-down versions of the extremity of the diatomic structures. It goes with the flow of the polymer and you'll see -- there's an image coming up right now that shows the full thing. It's great to have companies in Italy who support this way of dreaming.
Video examples
Foot Fear PIPE National...
license or does being scared actually make the temperature of our Tootsie's head south the body's fight or flight response is triggered when we are afraid and that has a biochemical component to it in essence it reduces the flow of blood to the extremities by constricting
Video examples
How to Feel Like a...
body into wide power pose stimulates blood flow to the extremities and can boost levels of testosterone a confidence hormone while also decreasing levels of the stress hormone cortisol in other words the power of positive posture can lead to positive thinking
Video examples
A Frigid Lesson PIPE Great...
fracture fellas yeah multiple files so the fact that that's there and it probably affected blood flow in both lower extremities decreased blood flow helps contribute to the frostbite maybe she had a traumatic event that led to the busted pelvis and
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
each of which has two protective regions at the extremities called telomeres. Those shorten every time cells replicate. When telomeres become too short, cells stop replicating and die, slowing the body's ability to renew itself.
Video examples
How Fear and Anxiety...
blood being shunted away from our extremities and into the larger muscle groups because if we needed to escape it would be necessary those organs be heavily involved the world has changed and threats typically aren't as
Video examples
The Exhilarating Peace...
Next, the diving reflex causes peripheral vasoconstriction, which means that the blood flow will leave the body's extremities to feed the most important the lungs, the heart and the brain.
Video examples
Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
creating is healing their bones their muscles their ligaments even their lungs in fact the only incidences of cancer that are prevalent cats are at their extremities the very
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Safari Live - Day 190 PIPE...
my hands on as fergus's do you definitely help keep the extremities warm so I'm going to do a little bit of a looping system now I'm gonna go past
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Lucy Walker
British Director
I find titles the hardest thing. I was worried that 'Waste Land' was too much of a downer. For me, 'The Crash Reel' confronts what the film is about: it's not just about the reality of a crash, it's about the extremity we all face, and what happens when life crashes on you.
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Brandon Stanton
American Photographer
Wherever I go, I just try to show normal life. If the work helps to dispel stereotypes, it's because I seek not to portray the extremities of a place, but the vast majority of people who are quite normal and are having normal life experiences.
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Thomas Arnold
English Educator
One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it; but the morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful.
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Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French Lawyer
I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power.
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Elizabeth George
American Author
I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.
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Tom Hollander
English Actor
Stories about vicars are always being told because they're at the heart of our society. Vicars touch all parts of the community and see life in all its extremity.
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Antonya Nelson
American Author
I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison.
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Moliere
French Playwright
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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George Packer
American Novelist
In the extremity of war, character is revealed.
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Lucy Walker
British Director
I find titles the hardest thing. I was worried that 'Waste Land' was too much of a downer. For me, 'The Crash Reel' confronts what the film is about: it's not just about the reality of a crash, it's about the extremity we all face, and what happens when life crashes on you.
Quote examples
Brandon Stanton
American Photographer
Wherever I go, I just try to show normal life. If the work helps to dispel stereotypes, it's because I seek not to portray the extremities of a place, but the vast majority of people who are quite normal and are having normal life experiences.
Quote examples
Thomas Arnold
English Educator
One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it; but the morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful.
Quote examples
Soren Kierkegaard
Danish Philosopher
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French Lawyer
I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power.
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Elizabeth George
American Author
I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.
Quote examples
Tom Hollander
English Actor
Stories about vicars are always being told because they're at the heart of our society. Vicars touch all parts of the community and see life in all its extremity.
Quote examples
Antonya Nelson
American Author
I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison.
Quote examples
Moliere
French Playwright
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
Quote examples
George Packer
American Novelist
In the extremity of war, character is revealed.
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