superlative degree

1. 1.

   the superlative form of an adjective or adverb

   “`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'”

   “`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'”

   “`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'”

   Synonymssuperlative

   Broaderadjectiveadverb

Questions about superlative degree

What does superlative degree mean?

superlative degree means "the superlative form of an adjective or adverb".

What is another word for superlative degree?

Close synonyms include superlative. 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 superlative degree a common word?

superlative degree is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.