supremeness
adjective
1.
highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
2.
of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.: supreme courage.
3.
greatest, utmost, or extreme: supreme disgust.
4.
last or final; ultimate.
Origin:
1510–20; < Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus upper, adj. derivative of super (see super-)
1510–20; < Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus upper, adj. derivative of super (see super-)
Related forms
su·preme·ly, adverb
su·preme·ness, noun
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supreme (sʊˈpriːm, sjʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of highest status or power: a supreme tribunal |
| 2. | (usually prenominal) of highest quality, importance, etc: supreme endeavour |
| 3. | greatest in degree; extreme: supreme folly |
| 4. | (prenominal) final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate: the supreme judgment |
| [C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super above] | |
| su'premely | |
| —adv | |
| su'premeness | |
| —n | |
| supreme (sʊˈpriːm, sjʊ-) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of highest status or power: a supreme tribunal |
| 2. | (usually prenominal) of highest quality, importance, etc: supreme endeavour |
| 3. | greatest in degree; extreme: supreme folly |
| 4. | (prenominal) final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate: the supreme judgment |
| [C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super above] | |
| su'premely | |
| —adv | |
| su'premeness | |
| —n | |
| suprême (sʊˈpriːm, -ˈprɛm, sjʊ-) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: suprême sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added |
| 2. | the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in suprême sauce |
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Word Origin & History
supreme
1523, from M.Fr. suprême, from L. supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being first attested 1699; Supreme Court is from 1709. Supremacist is attested from 1959, originally with ref. to racial beliefs.
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