utmost

== English == === Alternative forms === uttermost === Etymology === From Middle English utmost, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ūtmest, ūtemest [and other forms], from ūt, ūte (“out; outdoors, outside”) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). Ūt is derived from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out, outward”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“out, outward”). Equivalent to out +‎ -most. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌtməʊ̯st/, /ˈʌtməst/ (General American) enPR: ŭt'mōst, IPA(key): /ˈʌtmoʊ̯st/, [ˈʌʔ-], [ˈət-] Hyphenation: ut‧most === Adjective === utmost superlative form of utter: most utter; situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost. Synonyms: outmost, uttermost, yondermost === Adjective === utmost (not comparable) The most extreme; greatest, ultimate. Synonyms: intense, maximal, uttermost; see also Thesaurus:extreme ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === utmost (countable and uncountable, plural utmosts) The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum. Synonym: yondermost ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === utmeste === Etymology === From Old English ūtemest, ȳtemest (“furthest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuːtmɔːst/ === Noun === utmost (plural utmostes) The extremities, farthest reaches. ==== Descendants ==== English: utmost Yola: umost ==== References ==== “ǒutmōst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.