English Explanatory Dictionary

supreme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dominant, having power over all others.
  2. Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
  3. Situated at the highest part or point.
verb
  1. To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
noun
  1. The highest point.
  2. A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
  3. A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
  4. Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Supreme Being.

Pronunciation

/ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ /ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/ /ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/ /ˌsuˈpɹim/ /səˈpɹim/ en-us-supreme.ogg /ˌsʊpˈrim/

Word forms

supreme supremer more supreme supremest most supreme suprême supremes supreming supremed the Supreme

Etymology

From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.

Synonyms

predominant preponderant regnant

Antonyms

inferior minor

Related words

super supreme de volaille a la Kiev supreme de volaille a la Kyiv

Derived words

hypersupreme reign supreme supersupreme supremacism supremacist supremacy supreme being supreme court supreme leader supremely supreme moderator supreme moment supremeness supreme sacrifice Supreme Soviet supremist supremity unsupreme
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