Princeton's WordNet

1. ultimate(adj)

   the finest or most superior quality of its kind

   "the ultimate in luxury"

2. ultimate(adj)

   furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme

   "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"

3. ultimate(adj)

   being the last or concluding element of a series

   "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. ultimate(adjective)ˈʌl tə mɪt

   happening at the end of a process; = final

   Our ultimate aim is to inform and inspire students.

2. ultimateˈʌl tə mɪt

   the best or worst possible

   the ultimate father's day gift

3. ultimateˈʌl tə mɪt

   more important or stronger than all others

   God's ultimate power

Wiktionary

1. ultimate(Noun)

   The most basic or fundamental of a set of things

2. ultimate(Noun)

   The final or most distant point; the conclusion

3. ultimate(Noun)

   The greatest extremity; the maximum

4. ultimate(Adjective)

   Concerning the last or final thing in a series.

5. ultimate(Adjective)

   Last in a word or other utterance.

6. ultimate(Adjective)

   Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

7. ultimate(Adjective)

   Being the most distant or extreme; farthest

8. ultimate(Adjective)

   That will happen sometime; eventual

Origin: From ultimatus, past participle of ultimare, from ultimus; see ultra-.

Webster Dictionary

1. Ultimate(adj)

   farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final

2. Ultimate(adj)

   last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final

3. Ultimate(adj)

   incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter

4. Ultimate(u)

   to come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end

5. Ultimate(u)

   to come or bring into use or practice

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