Ultimate Definition
ŭltə-mĭt
adjective
Beyond which it is impossible to go; farthest; most remote or distant.
Webster's New World
By which a process or series comes to an end; final; conclusive.
Webster's New World
Eventual.
Hoped for ultimate victory.
American Heritage
Beyond which further analysis, division, etc. cannot be made; elemental; fundamental; primary.
Webster's New World
Greatest or highest possible; maximum; utmost.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
Something ultimate; final point or result, fundamental principle, etc.
Webster's New World
The greatest extreme; the maximum.
Actions that represented the ultimate in political expediency.
American Heritage
(uncountable) The sport of ultimate frisbee.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ultimate
Noun
Singular:
ultimate
Plural:
ultimatesOrigin of Ultimate
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Latin ultimātus past participle of ultimāre to come to an end from ultimus last superlative of *ulter on the other side al-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin ultimatus (“furthest, last"), past participle of Latin ultimare (“to come to an end"), from ultimus (“last, final"); see ultra-.
From Wiktionary
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