Zenith
noun
The highest point reached by a celestial or other object.
The sun was at its zenith.
Often appears as...
- reached its zenith
- at its zenith
noun
The time at which something is most powerful or successful.
In the 1980s, the company was at its zenith.
Often appears as...
- at its zenith
- reach its zenith
noun
The highest point reached by a celestial or other object.
The sun was at its zenith.
Often appears as...
- reached its zenith
- at its zenith
noun
The time at which something is most powerful or successful.
In the 1980s, the company was at its zenith.
Often appears as...
- at its zenith
- reach its zenith
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Astronomical Context
Used to describe a high point in the sky, just as objects like the sun or stars reach their highest position.
During the eclipse, the moon reached its zenith and blocked the sun.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to suggest the peak of an abstract quality, like beauty or happiness.
Her smile was at its zenith, lighting up the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Zenith' carries a positive tone, implying something is at its best or most favorable stage.
At the zenith of his career, he was unstoppable.
Pro Tip 1/3Astronomical Context
Used to describe a high point in the sky, just as objects like the sun or stars reach their highest position.
During the eclipse, the moon reached its zenith and blocked the sun.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to suggest the peak of an abstract quality, like beauty or happiness.
Her smile was at its zenith, lighting up the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Zenith' carries a positive tone, implying something is at its best or most favorable stage.
At the zenith of his career, he was unstoppable.
Pro Tip 1/3Astronomical Context
Used to describe a high point in the sky, just as objects like the sun or stars reach their highest position.
During the eclipse, the moon reached its zenith and blocked the sun.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to suggest the peak of an abstract quality, like beauty or happiness.
Her smile was at its zenith, lighting up the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Zenith' carries a positive tone, implying something is at its best or most favorable stage.
At the zenith of his career, he was unstoppable.
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Maya "Underworld"...
month so that when you stand inside of a special platform inside of the cave mall and look out and have this this view of the city the view is dominated by the pyramid and it aligns with the sunrise on the day of the zenith passage which is a very important day on the solar
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Chrystia Freeland: The...
When's the last time you used a travel agent? And in contrast with the industrial revolution, the titans of our new economy aren't creating that many new jobs. At its zenith, G.M. employed hundreds of thousands,
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Who built Great...
of the most prized gold, ivory, and copper. With this mercantile power, it was able to extend its sphere of influence across continents, fostering a strong Arab and Indian trader presence throughout its zenith.
Video examples
Maya "Underworld"...
month so that when you stand inside of a special platform inside of the cave mall and look out and have this this view of the city the view is dominated by the pyramid and it aligns with the sunrise on the day of the zenith passage which is a very important day on the solar
Video examples
Chrystia Freeland: The...
When's the last time you used a travel agent? And in contrast with the industrial revolution, the titans of our new economy aren't creating that many new jobs. At its zenith, G.M. employed hundreds of thousands,
Video examples
Who built Great...
of the most prized gold, ivory, and copper. With this mercantile power, it was able to extend its sphere of influence across continents, fostering a strong Arab and Indian trader presence throughout its zenith.
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Quote examples
James Buchan
British Novelist
There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation.
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Samora Machel
Leader
For the oppressed peoples and classes, for the peoples and workers who have taken control of their destiny, Marxism is a shining path, a sun of hope and certainty that never sets, a sun that is always at its zenith.
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Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan Journalist
There is a tradition that sees journalism as the dark side of literature, with book writing at its zenith. I don't agree. I think that all written work constitutes literature, even graffiti.
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Conrad Hall
American Artist
I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Each man is always in the middle of the surface of the earth and under the zenith of his own hemisphere, and over the centre of the earth.
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Hima Das
Indian Athlete
The ultimate dream of an athlete is to compete in the Olympics. For us athletes, that is the zenith. There is nothing beyond that.
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Andre Leon Talley
American Editor
The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.
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Robert Harris
British Novelist
I think that whenever a nation feels itself to be at is zenith, it starts to feel a creeping sense of anxiety.
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Kevin Young
Hip-hop at its zenith insists on thinking and dancing simultaneously. In fact, it sees them as synonymous.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
American Politician
American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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James Buchan
British Novelist
There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation.
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Samora Machel
Leader
For the oppressed peoples and classes, for the peoples and workers who have taken control of their destiny, Marxism is a shining path, a sun of hope and certainty that never sets, a sun that is always at its zenith.
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Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan Journalist
There is a tradition that sees journalism as the dark side of literature, with book writing at its zenith. I don't agree. I think that all written work constitutes literature, even graffiti.
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Conrad Hall
American Artist
I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Each man is always in the middle of the surface of the earth and under the zenith of his own hemisphere, and over the centre of the earth.
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Hima Das
Indian Athlete
The ultimate dream of an athlete is to compete in the Olympics. For us athletes, that is the zenith. There is nothing beyond that.
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Andre Leon Talley
American Editor
The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.
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Robert Harris
British Novelist
I think that whenever a nation feels itself to be at is zenith, it starts to feel a creeping sense of anxiety.
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Kevin Young
Hip-hop at its zenith insists on thinking and dancing simultaneously. In fact, it sees them as synonymous.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
American Politician
American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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