Ultimate
Origins
Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus farthest, last, final, superl. of Latin *ulter situated beyond
- Date: 1640
Definitions
- b : last in a progression or series : final <their ultimate destination was Paris> :c : eventual 2 <they hoped for ultimate success>
- d : the best or most extreme of its kind : utmost <the ultimate sacrifice>
- 2 : arrived at as the last result <the ultimate question>
- 3 a : basic, fundamental <the ultimate nature of things — A. N. Whitehead
- b : original 1 <the ultimate source>
- c : incapable of further analysis, division, or separation
Synonyms
- last, final