extremity

1. 1.

   an external body part that projects from the body

   “it is important to keep the extremities warm”

   Synonymsappendagemember

   Broaderexternal body part

   Narrowercheliceramouthpartfangclawparapodiumfinswimmeretlimbdigit
2. 2.

   an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

   Broaderadversity

   Narrowerbitter end
3. 3.

   the greatest or utmost degree

   “the extremity of despair”

   Broaderultimacy
4. 4.

   the outermost or farthest region or point

   Broaderregion

   Narrowerboundaryendextreme pointlimit
5. 5.

   that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

   Broaderexternal body part

   Narrowervertebrate foothandfingertoe

   Part oflimb

Other forms of extremity

plural

extremities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about extremity

What does extremity mean?

extremity means "an external body part that projects from the body". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in extremity?

extremity has 4 syllables: ex-trem-i-ty. The stress falls on "trem". In IPA it is /ɛkˈstɹɛməti/.

What is another word for extremity?

Close synonyms include appendage, member. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extremity a common word?

extremity 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.