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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ul•ti•mate /ˈʌltəmɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- last;
furthest or farthest:an ultimate destination. - decisive;
conclusive;
highest:the ultimate authority. - most extreme:the ultimate sacrifice.
- final;
total:the ultimate cost. - unequaled or unsurpassed;
best:the ultimate vacation.
n. [uncountable* the + ~] - the final point or result.
- a fundamental fact or principle.
- the finest or most superior of its kind;
the best:This apartment is the ultimate in luxury.
ul•ti•mate•ly, adv. See -ult-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ul•ti•mate (ul′tə mit),USA pronunciation adj. - last;
furthest or farthest;
ending a process or series:the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats. - maximum;
decisive;
conclusive:the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon. - highest;
not subsidiary:ultimate goal in life. - basic;
fundamental;
representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible:the ultimate particle; ultimate principles. - final;
total:the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project. - not to be improved upon or surpassed;
greatest;
unsurpassed:the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity.
n. - the final point;
final result. - a fundamental fact or principle.
- the best, greatest, or most extreme of its kind.
- Late Latin ultimātus (past participle of ultimāre to come to an end), equivalent. to Latin ultim(us) last, most distant (see ultima) + -ātus -ate1
- 1645–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extreme, remotest, uttermost.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged supreme.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See last 1.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged first.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ultimate /ˈʌltɪmɪt/ adj - conclusive in a series or process; last; final: an ultimate question
- the highest or most significant: the ultimate goal
- elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential
- most extreme: genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights
- final or total: an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds
n - the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin ultimāre to come to an end, from Latin ultimus last, from ulter distant |