paramount

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpa.ɹə.maʊnt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹəˌmaʊnt/, /ˈpɛ.ɹəˌmaʊnt/

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) (pervostepennyj) (pervostepénnyj), высший (ru) (vysšij) (výsšij)
• Spanish: supremo (es)
• Swedish: överlägsen (sv)
• Turkish: azam (tr), 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