end-all

1. 1.

   the ultimate goal

   “human beings are not the end-all of evolution”

   Broadergoal

Questions about end-all

What does end-all mean?

end-all means "the ultimate goal".

How many syllables are in end-all?

end-all has 2 syllables and divides as en-d-all under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is end-all a common word?

end-all is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.