FromMiddle English superlatyf Old French superlatif Late Latin superlātīvus Latin superlātus ( “ carried above, over; extravagant, of hyperbole ” ) , past participle ofsuperfero ( “ carry over ” ) , fromsuper ( “ above ” ) +fero ( “ bear, carry ” ) .
superlative (notcomparable )
( literally ) carry something or someoneabove ,over orbeyond others.[ 1] ( figuratively ) Synonyms: above and beyond exceptional fabulous extraordinary superb 1894 History of British Columbia ,page509 :The Governor-General was entertaining at a civil banquet in the evening. He is reported as having made a “superlative speech, congratulating the Victorians on their loyalty;[ …]
( grammar ) superlative degree (adegree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs).The first two senses are rather formal, reflecting their Latin etymology.
having the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others
exceptionally good
Armenian:գերադրական (hy) ( geradrakan ) Belarusian:найвышэ́йшы ( najvyšéjšy ) Bulgarian:превъзхо́ден (bg) ( prevǎzhóden ) Catalan:superlatiu (ca) Finnish:erinomainen (fi) ,häikäisevä (fi) French:suprême (fr) German:höchst (de) ,hervorragend (de) ,superlativ (de) Hindi:सर्वोत्कृष्ट ( sarvotkŕṣṭ ) Italian:superlativo (it) m Norwegian:Bokmål:eksepsjonell suveren Polish:doskonały (pl) ,znakomity (pl) Portuguese:supremo (pt) ,superlativo (pt) Romanian:suprem (ro) ,superlativ (ro) Russian:высоча́йший (ru) ( vysočájšij ) ,велича́йший (ru) ( veličájšij ) ,превосхо́дный (ru) ( prevosxódnyj ) ,наивы́сший (ru) ( naivýsšij ) ,вы́сший (ru) ( výsšij ) Slovak:superlatívny Spanish:supremo (es) Ukrainian:найви́щий (uk) ( najvýščyj )
of or pertaining to the superlative degree
superlative (plural superlatives
Theextreme (e.g.highest ,lowest ,deepest ,farthest , etc)extent ordegree of something.Synonyms: acme apex height peak zenith 1966 The Australian language :A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is thesuperlative of excellence.
( grammar ) degree of comparison of anadjective oradverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certainproperty or a certainway ofdoing something. In English, thesuperlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix-est most tiniest ,most fully ); thesuperlative of inferiority , by adding the wordleast least big ,least fully ).Synonym: superlative degree Hypernym: degree of comparison Hyponyms: superlative of superiority superlative of inferiority Coordinate terms: positive comparative ( grammar ) Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many othersuperlatives I can’t think of right now!
2019 May 1, Daniel Taylor,The Guardian [1] Sometimes it feels like there are no moresuperlatives left. Seriously, what else can be said about this little guy with the No 10 shirt and magic in his feet other than to ask, perhaps, whether there is anyone who wants to persist with the argument that Pelé, or Diego Maradona, or any of the others, have ever played this sport any better?
highest degree of something
adjective or adverb in the superlative degree
^ The Philosophy or Language ,1870 ,page258 :The word,superlative , meanslike that which carries above, over . superlative
feminine singular ofsuperlatif superlative
feminine plural ofsuperlativo superlātīve
vocative masculine singular ofsuperlātīvus 
