paramount

English

Etymology

From Old French, from par, per (“by”) + amont, amount (“above, upward”), from Latin ad montem (“to a mountain”); see amount.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹə.maʊnt/

Adjective

paramount (not comparable)

1. Supreme; highest.

   Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.

Synonyms

• highest
• utmost

Translations

supreme

Finnish: tärkein (fi) German: höchst (de), überragend (de), vorrangig (de) Manx: ard-chummaghtagh (gv), ard-niartal (gv) Portuguese: vital (pt) Romanian: suprem (ro)

Russian: первостепенный (ru) (pervostepénnyj), высший (ru) (výsšij) Spanish: supremo (es) Swedish: överlägsen (sv) Turkish: azam (tr) (a:zam), ulu (tr), yüce (tr)

See also

• Paramount Pictures

External links

• paramount in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• paramount in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• paramount at OneLook Dictionary Search