Superlative
adjective
The best or most extreme example of something.
Mount Everest is the superlative example of a high mountain
Often appears as...
- a superlative performance
- superlative quality
adjective
Of the highest quality or degree.
She writes with superlative skill
Often appears as...
- superlative skill
- superlative talent
noun
The form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest degree.
'Best' is the superlative form of 'good'
Often appears as...
- superlative form
- superlative degree
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
The best or most extreme example of something.
Mount Everest is the superlative example of a high mountain
Often appears as...
- a superlative performance
- superlative quality
adjective
Of the highest quality or degree.
She writes with superlative skill
Often appears as...
- superlative skill
- superlative talent
noun
The form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest degree.
'Best' is the superlative form of 'good'
Often appears as...
- superlative form
- superlative degree
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Example
Used to emphasize that something is an extreme or ultimate example within its category.
Her patience with children is the superlative example of kindness.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
It often applies to unique or rare achievements, qualities, or objects.
His artwork is of superlative quality, unmatched by his peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-comparative
It's not just better than others; it suggests being at the top of a possible scale.
The chef's skills can only be described as superlative.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Example
Used to emphasize that something is an extreme or ultimate example within its category.
Her patience with children is the superlative example of kindness.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
It often applies to unique or rare achievements, qualities, or objects.
His artwork is of superlative quality, unmatched by his peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-comparative
It's not just better than others; it suggests being at the top of a possible scale.
The chef's skills can only be described as superlative.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Example
Used to emphasize that something is an extreme or ultimate example within its category.
Her patience with children is the superlative example of kindness.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
It often applies to unique or rare achievements, qualities, or objects.
His artwork is of superlative quality, unmatched by his peers.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-comparative
It's not just better than others; it suggests being at the top of a possible scale.
The chef's skills can only be described as superlative.
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Video examples
How does an atom-smashing...
It is a device that collides atomic nuclei together at extremely high energy. The most powerful one scientists have ever built can heat matter to the hottest temperatures ever achieved, temperatures last seen at a trillionth of second after the universe began. Our accelerators are full of engineering superlatives.
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Putting a Species on the...
superlatives it's the smallest the hairiest the most vocal the closest living relative of the extinct woolly rhinoceros and it's the most threatened of the five living Rhino species its home is in the sundaland hotspot when of earth's most biologically rich yet
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Who won the space race? ...
between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. that would last for eighteen years and change the world as we know it. Sputnik was actually not the first piece of human technology to enter space. That superlative goes to the V-2 rocket used by Germany in missile attacks
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Wings of the Albatross PIPE...
Canyon he said expectation sank into nothingness albatrosses are birds of superlatives they fly like their stunt pilots inhabiting their own bodies and they're
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Geographic Bee 2010 - NH...
as time went on I slowly realized it was our plan and then I tried to find facts and cultures and all other geographic superlatives about these countries and
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Vicious Piranha Moments...
it's not one of the real monsters in fact it's quite average size although you can see it still has quite a snap on it and a superlative
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D-L Stewart: Scenes from...
Ready? Ready. Scene one. I am at home with myself. My body, a sovereign country. Sovereign meaning it is superlative in quality.
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Triumph of the...
Herbivores have powerfully muscled hind legs that give them superlative acceleration, Invaluable if you are caught unawares.
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Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
muscled hind legs that give them superlative acceleration invaluable if you're caught unawares a second numbers bring safety
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Bitten by a Black...
real monsters in fact it's quite average size well there you can see it still has quite a snap on it of the superlative
Video examples
How does an atom-smashing...
It is a device that collides atomic nuclei together at extremely high energy. The most powerful one scientists have ever built can heat matter to the hottest temperatures ever achieved, temperatures last seen at a trillionth of second after the universe began. Our accelerators are full of engineering superlatives.
Video examples
Putting a Species on the...
superlatives it's the smallest the hairiest the most vocal the closest living relative of the extinct woolly rhinoceros and it's the most threatened of the five living Rhino species its home is in the sundaland hotspot when of earth's most biologically rich yet
Video examples
Who won the space race? ...
between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. that would last for eighteen years and change the world as we know it. Sputnik was actually not the first piece of human technology to enter space. That superlative goes to the V-2 rocket used by Germany in missile attacks
Video examples
Wings of the Albatross PIPE...
Canyon he said expectation sank into nothingness albatrosses are birds of superlatives they fly like their stunt pilots inhabiting their own bodies and they're
Video examples
Geographic Bee 2010 - NH...
as time went on I slowly realized it was our plan and then I tried to find facts and cultures and all other geographic superlatives about these countries and
Video examples
Vicious Piranha Moments...
it's not one of the real monsters in fact it's quite average size although you can see it still has quite a snap on it and a superlative
Video examples
D-L Stewart: Scenes from...
Ready? Ready. Scene one. I am at home with myself. My body, a sovereign country. Sovereign meaning it is superlative in quality.
Video examples
Triumph of the...
Herbivores have powerfully muscled hind legs that give them superlative acceleration, Invaluable if you are caught unawares.
Video examples
Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
muscled hind legs that give them superlative acceleration invaluable if you're caught unawares a second numbers bring safety
Video examples
Bitten by a Black...
real monsters in fact it's quite average size well there you can see it still has quite a snap on it of the superlative
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Quote examples
Stephanie March
American Actress
I am thrilled to support World of Children and its superlative efforts to fund changemakers around the world. It's a great privilege to be associated with an organization that recognizes and funds those individuals really working in the trenches, and I look forward to being part of advancing positive change for children everywhere.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
Americans specially love superlatives. The phrases 'biggest in the world,' 'finest in the world,' are on all lips. Unless President Hayes is a strong man, they will soon come to boast that their government is composed of the 'biggest scoundrels' in the world.
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Corita Kent
American Artist
You can enjoy the quality of the ad and not let them pressure you to buy what you don't really need. I have had fun taking back superlatives and just ordinary good words and phrases from ads and trying to restore some of their life to them.
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Alan Arkin
American Actor
I don't know why we have to put things in boxes of superlatives. That isolates them. Life is fluid, and the minute you start trying to put a line around something, it will deceive you and go away.
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Lydia Davis
American Writer
Even though I believe a superlative translation can achieve timelessness, that doesn't mean I think other translators shouldn't attempt other versions. The more the better, in the end.
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Om Malik
Indian Writer
Apple continues to make ever-thinner devices with a superlative build and a luxurious feel. What the company has achieved beneath the surface is worth even more praise.
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Wyndham Lewis
English Author
The art of advertisement, after the American manner, has introduced into all our life such a lavish use of superlatives, that no standard of value whatever is intact.
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Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
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Nana Patekar
Indian Actor
I have always felt that promoting somebody else's mistake as a superlative product is not my cup of tea.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
American Judge
People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.
Quote examples
Stephanie March
American Actress
I am thrilled to support World of Children and its superlative efforts to fund changemakers around the world. It's a great privilege to be associated with an organization that recognizes and funds those individuals really working in the trenches, and I look forward to being part of advancing positive change for children everywhere.
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
Americans specially love superlatives. The phrases 'biggest in the world,' 'finest in the world,' are on all lips. Unless President Hayes is a strong man, they will soon come to boast that their government is composed of the 'biggest scoundrels' in the world.
Quote examples
Corita Kent
American Artist
You can enjoy the quality of the ad and not let them pressure you to buy what you don't really need. I have had fun taking back superlatives and just ordinary good words and phrases from ads and trying to restore some of their life to them.
Quote examples
Alan Arkin
American Actor
I don't know why we have to put things in boxes of superlatives. That isolates them. Life is fluid, and the minute you start trying to put a line around something, it will deceive you and go away.
Quote examples
Lydia Davis
American Writer
Even though I believe a superlative translation can achieve timelessness, that doesn't mean I think other translators shouldn't attempt other versions. The more the better, in the end.
Quote examples
Om Malik
Indian Writer
Apple continues to make ever-thinner devices with a superlative build and a luxurious feel. What the company has achieved beneath the surface is worth even more praise.
Quote examples
Wyndham Lewis
English Author
The art of advertisement, after the American manner, has introduced into all our life such a lavish use of superlatives, that no standard of value whatever is intact.
Quote examples
Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
Quote examples
Nana Patekar
Indian Actor
I have always felt that promoting somebody else's mistake as a superlative product is not my cup of tea.
Quote examples
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
American Judge
People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.
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