superlative

Adjective

• highest in quality

Noun

• the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
  • `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'
    
  • `least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'
    
  • `most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'
    

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
    
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
    
  • at the height of her career
    
  • the peak of perfection
    
  • summer was at its peak
    
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
    
  • the summit of his ambition
    
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
    
  • at the top of his profession
    

• an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
  • the critics lavished superlatives on it
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  greatest , sterling(a) , superlative degree