Definitions for extreme
ɪkˈstrimex·treme

Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. extremenoun

   the furthest or highest degree of something

   "he carried it to extremes"

2. extreme point, extreme, extremumadjective

   the point located farthest from the middle of something

3. extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)adjective

   of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

   "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

4. extremeadjective

   far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree

   "an extreme example"; "extreme temperatures"; "extreme danger"

5. extremeadjective

   beyond a norm in views or actions

   "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

6. extremeadjective

   most distant in any direction

   "the extreme edge of town"

Wiktionary(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. extremenoun

   The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition

2. extremenoun

   Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.

   extremes of temperature

3. extremenoun

   A drastic expedient.

4. extremenoun

   Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

5. extremeadverb

   Extremely.

6. extremeadjective

   Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

   At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.

7. extremeadjective

   In the greatest or highest degree; intense.

   He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.

8. extremeadjective

   Excessive, or far beyond the norm.

   His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.

9. extremeadjective

   Drastic, or of great severity.

   I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.

10. extremeadjective

    Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.

    Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.

11. extremeadjective

    Ultimate, final or last.

12. Etymology: extremus, the superlative of exterus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. EXTREMEadjective

   This word is sometimes corrupted by the superlative termination, of which it is by no means capable, as it has in itself the superlative signification.

   Etymology: extremus, Latin.

   1. Greatest; of the highest degree.

   He that will take away extreme heat by setting the body in extremity of cold, shall undoubtedly remove the disease; but together with it the diseased too. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 8.

   The Lord shall smite thee with a fever, an inflammation, and an extreme burning. Deutr. xxviii. 22.

   They thought it the extremest of evils to put themselves at the mercy of those hungry and disorderly people. Francis Bacon.

   2. Utmost.

   The hairy fool
   Stood on th’ extremest verge of the swift brook,
   Augmenting it with tears. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   Miseno’s cape and Bauli last he view’d,
   That on the sea’s extremest borders stood. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   3. Last; that beyond which there is nothing.

   Farewel, ungrateful and unkind! I go,
   Condemn’d by thee, to those sad shades below:
   I go th’ extremest remedy to prove,
   To drink oblivion, and to drench my love. Dryden.

   4. Pressing in the utmost degree.

   Cases of necessity being sometime but urgent, sometime extreme, the consideration of publick utility is urged equivalent to the easier kind of necessity. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 9.

2. Extremenoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. Utmost point; highest degree of any thing.

   Thither by harpy-footed furies hal’d,
   At certain revolutions, all the damn’d
   Are brought; and feel by turns the bitter change
   Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce;
   From beds of raging fire to starve in ice
   Their soft ethereal warmth, and there to pine
   Immoveable, infix’d, and frozen round
   Periods of time; thence hurried back to fire. John Milton, Pa. Lost.

   Avoid extremes, and shun the faults of such
   Who still are pleas’d too little, or too much. Alexander Pope.

   They cannot bear that human nature, which they know to be imperfect, should be praised in an extreme, without opposition. Alexander Pope, Essay on Homer.

   2. Points at the greatest distance from each other; extremity.

   The true Protestant religion is seated in the golden mean; the enemies unto her are the extremes on either hand. Francis Bacon.

   The syllogistical form only shews, that if the intermediate idea agrees with those it is on both sides immediately applied to, then those two remote ones, or, as they are called, extremes, do certainly agree. John Locke.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Extremeadjective

   at the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit

2. Extremeadjective

   last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of life

3. Extremeadjective

   the best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly

4. Extremeadjective

   radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions

5. Extremeadjective

   extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth

6. Extremenoun

   the utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity

7. Extremenoun

   utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet

8. Extremenoun

   an extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc

9. Extremenoun

   either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them

10. Extremenoun

    the first or the last term of a proportion or series

11. Etymology: [L. extremus, superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf. F. extrme. See Exterior.]

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1. Extreme

   Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and Queen. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, also jammed with Brian May and Van Halen, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as "Funky Metal" in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-90s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock. They have released five studio albums, two EPs and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and 2×platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single "More Than Words," which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Extreme

   eks-trēm′, adj. outermost: most remote: last: highest in degree: greatest: excessive: most violent: most urgent: stringent.—n. the utmost point or verge: end: utmost or highest limit or degree: great necessity.—adv. Extrēme′ly.—ns. Extrē′mism; Extrē′mist.—adj. Extrem′ital.—n. Extrem′ity, the utmost limit: the highest degree: greatest necessity or distress: (pl.) the hands and feet.—Extreme unction (see Unction).—Go to extremes, to go too far: to use extreme measures.—In extremis (L.), at the point of death; In the extreme, in the last, highest degree: extremely; The last extremity, the utmost pitch of misfortune: death. [O. Fr. extreme—L. extremus, superl. of exter, on the outside.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'extreme' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3053

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'extreme' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4546

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'extreme' in Nouns Frequency: #2975

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'extreme' in Adjectives Frequency: #411

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of extreme in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of extreme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of extreme in a Sentence

1. Gavin Schmidt:

   The last seven years have all been more than 1-degree Celsius above the 19th century -- and that's large enough on a planetary scale to start showing up much, much more clearly in local and regional and extreme events, the global warming is now large enough that it's an indicator of all those other things that we're already seeing. So, we're now seeing global warming quite locally in ways that, a decade ago or maybe 20 years ago, was still unclear.

2. Brandon Rosner:

   I think the protests are a wonderful, constitutional way for people to express their concerns. I welcome peaceful protests as a resident and as a citizen of Wisconsin and Waukesha County, yet the police in our community, they have a very difficult job at times and they're under extreme scrutiny because they have to enforce these laws and maintain law and order.

3. Bruce Rauner:

   Our policies are not extreme at all. They're common sense and they're bipartisan.

4. Paul Ryan:

   I do believe that (Trump) messed up in his comments on Tuesday, when it sounded like a moral equivocation, or at the very least moral ambiguity, when we need extreme moral clarity.

5. Brad McMillan:

   The fear trade has about run its course, we're at the extreme. It simply can't get that much worse.

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