extreme

== English == === Alternative forms === extream, extreame (obsolete) xtreme (informal, nonstandard) === Etymology === Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɹiːm/, /ɛkˈstɹiːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɹim/, /ɛkˈstɹim/ Rhymes: -iːm === Adjective === extreme (comparative extremer or more extreme, superlative extremest or most extreme) Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost. Synonyms: farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest Antonyms: closest, nearest In the greatest or highest degree; intense. Synonyms: greatest, highest, dreadful Antonym: least Excessive, or far beyond the norm. Synonyms: immoderate, unrestrained; see also Thesaurus:excessive Antonyms: moderate, reasonable Drastic, or of great severity. Synonyms: drastic, severe Antonyms: moderate, reasonable Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment. Synonym: dangerous (archaic) Ultimate, final or last. Synonyms: final, last, ultimate; see also Thesaurus:final ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === extreme (plural extremes) The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition. Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale. Synonym: pole (obsolete, plural only) One of the last moments of life. A drastic expedient. (obsolete, plural only) Hardships, straits. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6. ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === extreme (comparative more extreme, superlative most extreme) (archaic) Extremely. ==== Usage notes ==== Formerly used to modify adjectives and sometimes adverbs, but rarely verbs. ==== Derived terms ==== === Related terms === extremum === See also === mean === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “extreme”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === extreme inflection of extreem: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === extreme inflection of extrem: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Ido == === Adverb === extreme extremely == Latin == === Noun === extrēme vocative singular of extrēmus === References === "extreme", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) extreme in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Middle French == === Adjective === extreme m or f (plural extremes) extreme == Spanish == === Verb === extreme inflection of extremar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Swedish == === Adjective === extreme definite natural masculine singular of extrem