extremity
/ekˈstɹeməti/ek-STREH-muh-tee
/ɛkˈstɹɛməti/ek-STREH-muh-tee
Meaningthe state of being furthest
Common meaning: the furthest point
Other meanings: a hand or foot; great hardship
- extreoutside, foreignLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 707 · scan
- mnoun ending (from Latin -men)
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinexterus, -a, -um‘outside, foreign’
- Frenchextreme
- Englishextreme‘furthest’
- Englishformed in English from extremeextremity‘the furthest point’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from extreme + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EXTREME, p.201 · scan
Roots
- exterus, -a, -um Latin “outside, foreign”
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