utmost

English

Etymology

Old English ut (“out”) + -most

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA: /ˈʌtməʊst/
  • SAMPA: /"Vtm@Ust/
• (US)
  • enPR: ŭt'mōst
  • IPA: /ˈʌtmoʊst/
  • SAMPA: /"VtmoUst/

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Adjective

utmost (not comparable)

1. Situated at the most distant limit; farthest
2. The most extreme; ultimate; greatest
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 236d.

     indeed at this very moment he's slipped away with the utmost cunning into a form that's most perplexing to investigate.

Related terms

• outermost
• outmost
• uttermost

Translations

Situated at the most distant limit

Dutch: uiterst (nl) Hungarian: legtávolabbi (hu), legvégső (hu) Japanese: 最大の (ja) (saidai-no)

Portuguese: extremo (pt), derradeiro (pt) Spanish: extremo (es) m. Swedish: yttersta (sv)

The most extreme, ultimate

Dutch: uiterst (nl), hoogst (nl) French: plus grand (fr) m. German: äußerst (de) Greek: υπέρτατος (el) Hungarian: legnagyobb (hu)

Japanese: 最大の (ja) (saidai-no) Portuguese: extremo (pt), derradeiro (pt) Spanish: descollante, sobresaliente, extremado Swedish: yttersta (sv)

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Mandarin: 最大 Italian: massimo Korean: 최대

Noun

utmost (uncountable)

1. maximum; greatest possible amount or quantity.

Translations

maximum

Dutch: uiterste (nl) n. French: maximum m., plus grand m. Hebrew: טופ (he) (tóp) m., מקסימום (he) (máksimum) m.

Japanese: 最大 (ja) (sasdai) Spanish: máximum m., máximo m.