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extremity.

The most extreme or furthest point of something.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪkˈstɹɛmɪti/Received-Pronunciation/ɛk-/Received-Pronunciation/ɪkˈstɹɛməti/General-American/-ɾi/General-American
  1. The most extreme or furthest point of something.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An extreme measure.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A hand or foot.

    countable · uncountable
    Guillain–Barré syndrome causes one to not be able to move one’s extremities.
  4. A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English extremite, from Old French extremité, from Latin extrēmitātem (“extremity; border, perimeter; ending”), from extrēmīs (“furthest, extreme”) + -itās (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being); see extreme. Extrēmīs is derived from exter (“external, outward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + -issimus (superlative suffix) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (comparative suffix) + *-(t)m̥mo- (absolutive case suffix)).

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