Greatest

Definition: Greatest

Greatest

Adjective

1. Not to be surpassed; "his top effort".

2. Greatest in size of those under consideration.

3. Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist".

4. Most of; "spoke for the greatest part of an hour".

5. Highest in quality.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "greatest" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Literature

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Synonyms: Greatest

Good

Noun: good, benefit, advantage; improvement; greatest good, supreme good; interest, service, behoof, behalf; weal; main chance, summum bonum, common weal; "consummation devoutly to be wished"; gain, boot; profit, harvest.

Philanthropy

Noun: philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism universal benevolence; endaemonism, deliciae humani generis; cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology

Superiority

Supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate; (important), (excellent); unrivaled peerless, matchless; none such, second to none, sans pareil; unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed; superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra; beyond compare, beyond comparison; culminating; (topmost); transcendent, transcendental;plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope

Virtue

Phrase: esse quam videri bonus malebat; Schonheit vergeht Tugend besteht; "virtue the greatest of all monarchies"; virtus laudatur et alget; virtus vincit invidiam.

Crosswords: Greatest

Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

Meet the greatest actor in the world (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

Here you've been in therapy, you know, thinking you blew it with the greatest girl ever, and really it turns out that getting your dick stuck in your zipper was the best thing that ever happened to you. (There's Something About Mary; writing credit: Ed Decter; John J. Strauss)

I see you becoming the greatest of all the Jedi, Anakin (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas)

You owe me a copy of the Beach Boy's greatest hits (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson)

Because the greatest love of all (Greatest Love Of All; performing artist: Whitney Houston)

Speak to me, why are you building this thick brick wall to defend me when your silence is my greatest fear (Trouble Me; performing artist: 10,000 Maniacs)

And the greatest is love (Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning); performing artist: Alan Jackson)

Russia's greatest love machine (Rasputin; performing artist: BONEY M)

You’re my greatest love of all (My Baby You; performing artist: Marc Anthony)

Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors. (references; author: Mark Twain)

A woman's greatest power is her vulnerability. (references; author: unknown)

The greatest actions of love often got unnoticed. (references; author: unknown)

I am the world's greatest authority on my own opinion. (references; author: unknown)

To love is to risk getting hurt. Not to risk loving is the greatest risk of all. (references; author: unknown)

ZZ Top: Greatest Hits (1992)

The Greatest Gift (1974)

Greatest Thai Boxing (1973)

The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

Alexander the Greatest (1971)

THEME FROM 'THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO'  (performing artist: Joey Scarbury )

The World's Greatest (performing artist: R. Kelly)

Greatest Love Of All (performing artist: Whitney Houston)

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Books

• How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffet: Profiting from the Bargain Hunting Strategies of the World's Greatest Value Invesotr (reference)

• The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor (reference)

• Market Magic : Riding the Greatest Bull Market of the Century (reference)

• The Greatest Bull Market in History, 2003-2008: Investment, Business and Life Strategies - For the Great Boom Ahead and the Great Bust to Follow (reference)

• From the Desert to the Derby: The Ruling Family of Dubai's Billion-Dollar Quest to Win America's Greatest Horse Race (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live (reference)

• NFL - The Greatest (reference)

• Shackleton - The Greatest Survival Story of All Time (Collector's Edition) (reference)

• Little House on the Prairie - All Time Greatest Shows (reference)

• Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Greatest Hits (reference)

• Greatest Hits (Sl) [SACD] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Croc: Greatest Hits (reference)

• Greatest Arcade Hits (reference)

• Metal Gear Solid Greatest Hits (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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The Parana River delta is a huge forested marshland about 32km northeast of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The area is a very popular tour destination. Guided boat tours can be taken into this vast labyrinth of marsh and trees. The Parana River delta is one of the world's greatest bird-watching destinations. This image highlights the striking contrast between dense forest and wetland marshes, and the deep blue ribbon of the Parana River. Credit: NASA.

The fishing fleet at Ketchikan. Ketchikan was then the greatest fishing center on the Pacific Coast. Fishing in Alaska then accounted for 80 percent of all employment with most activity limited to the summer months. F&WS C-1191. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Figure 5. The large Bouree bathypelagic net invented by Henry Bouree and used on the PRINCESS ALICE II in 1910. This vertical sampling net was tested in 1910 between the depths of 0 and 4900 meters off the coast of Spain. It was meant to capture pelagic animals from the greatest depths of the sea. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Measured drawing delineated by Timothy A. Buehner, Isabel C. Yang, Hugh D. Hughes, 1989-92. (Reproduction Number: HABS, VA,2-CHAR.V,1- Sheet 21 of 32) President Thomas Jefferson designed his home, Monticello, as a sophisticated and innovative structure that could serve as a model of architecture for his fellow countrymen. Constructed between 1768 and 1809, Monticello has become known as one of the greatest works of western architecture, being designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Much has been written about Jefferson's passion for architecture and the antecedents for his designs. Floor plans and photographs of the house have been widely published, but it was not until the HABS section drawings were produced that one could illustrate how the geometrically complex spaces integrated vertically. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Japanese have the greatest respect for the next man's health. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by T. Takahara..

[Papyrus Ebers- the greatest Egyptian medical document]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

National picture. Behold oh! American, your sons the greatest among men. Credit: Library of Congress.

Church of John the Baptist at Tolchkovo (1671-87), east view, one of the greatest monuments of 17th century Russian architecture, Yaroslavl', Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540.

It took the form of the greatest old lady he had ever seen. Credit: Library of Congress.

The greatest painter of the royal court accampalishing [i.e. accomplishing] the most important assingement [i.e. assignment] in his artistic activities / Ardeshir Mohassess. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

God gave the world to men in common; but since he gave it them for their benefit, and the greatest conveniencies of life they were capable to draw from it, it cannot be supposed he meant it should always remain common and uncultivated. (Second Treatise of Government)

In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. (reference)

The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. (reference)

That it thus reduces to nothing what we have deemed the greatest improvement on political institutions -- a written constitution -- would of itself be sufficient, in America, where written constitutions have been viewed with so much reverence, for rejecting the construction. (reference)

Our bourgeois, not content with having the wives and daughters of their proletarians at their disposal, not to speak of common prostitutes, take the greatest pleasure in seducing each other's wives. (reference)

The repatriation of prisoners of war and interned civilians shall take place as soon as possible after the coming into force of the present Treaty and shall be carried out with the greatest rapidity. (reference)

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She was told that now he wrote with the greatest confidence of being often with them, almost as often as he could even wish

He well knew that there was his highest duty and his greatest work

In fact after some talk about their favourite writers Nash declared for Captain Marryat who, he said, was the greatest writer

Bid him levy straight The greatest strength and power that he can make And meet me suddenly at Salisbury

And gradually the greatest terror of all came along

I gave him the promise he required, but at the same time protested that I would suffer the greatest hardships rather than return to live among Yahoos

The greatest gains and values are farthest from being appreciated

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Health

The greatest amount is found in red meat and iron-fortified bread and cereal. (references)

The presence of coronary disease is among the greatest risks for heart failure. (references)

It is important that outbuildings be rodent-proofed to the greatest extent possible. (references)

Business

Golf clubs and apparel show the greatest sales potential in the Argentine market. (references)

The youth market appears to have the greatest potential for accessory market growth. (references)

Pharmacies are considered to have been the greatest beneficiaries of healthcare reform. (references)

Children

Guatemala

According to Casa Alianza, drugs, prostitution, and gangs posed the greatest danger to this vulnerable group during the year. (references)

Civil Liberties

Nepal

Radio, primarily short and medium waves, reaches the greatest number of persons and has the largest influence. (references)

Morocco

Historically, extreme Islamist and leftist groups have encountered the greatest difficulty in obtaining official approval. (references)

Economic History

St. Kitts and Nevis

Tourism has shown the greatest growth. (references)

Cape Verde

Greatest interest is placed in export-oriented industries and tourism. (references)

Switzerland

These developments had the greatest impact on regional and local banks. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

The state of Para had the greatest number of killings (468); there were 107 killings in Maranhao state. (references)

South Africa

During the year, interim assistance continued to be given to persons considered to be in the greatest financial difficulty. (references)

Ghana

The Council identified the number of remand prisoners due to the courts' inability to hear cases promptly as the greatest problem facing the prison system. (references)

Minorities

Kenya

Chenge Mbitiru, DP M.P. from Laikipia West, has called Asians "the greatest economic enemies" of the country and in 2000 called for "Kenyans" to isolate "Asians" unless the government acts to constrain them. (references)

Political Economy

COLOMBIA

In any event, continued very high unemployment remains Colombia's greatest economic problem. (references)

CHILE

Sales in 2001 are 23.5 percent below those of 2000 and less than 50 percent of auto sales in 1997. General Motors has the greatest market share with 19.8 percent of the market. (references)

Political Rights

Pakistan

Many Christian activists state that separate electorates are the greatest obstacle to the attainment of Christian religious and civil liberties. (references)

Croatia

On the local level, in the May elections, several ethnic Serbs were elected mayors of towns in the war-affected areas, particularly in those towns experiencing the greatest number of refugee returns and consequent demographic shifts. (references)

Honduras

After extended debate between Liberals and Nationalists over the extent and organization of voting abroad, the parties agreed to limit voting to the five U.S. cities with the greatest population of Hondurans, due to both budget and logistic considerations. (references)

Trade

Tanzania

Despite the existence of regulations and laws, the customs department and the port authorities are the greatest hindrance to importers throughout Tanzania. (references)

Romania

The most widely accepted method of payment is by confirmed, irrevocable letter of credit, since it provides the greatest protection to the seller against payment delays. (references)

Cape Verde

In spite of financing being generally available for short term private sector projects, one of the greatest obstacles commercial borrowers are faced with is lack of access to credit. (references)

Travel

Sri Lanka

Bomb attacks remain the greatest terrorist hazard. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident represent your greatest health risk while staying in Abidjan. (references)

Argentina

The middle third of the country, which includes Buenos Aires, contains the greatest part of the population, as well as most of the economic activity and agricultural production. (references)

Worker Rights

Italy

Accidents occur with the greatest frequency in the underground economy, which employs between 3.5 and 5 million workers. (references)

Burundi

The Labor Code permits the formation of additional unions or confederations outside the CSB. When settling disputes in which more than one labor union is represented, the law stipulates that the Minister of Labor must choose the union representing the greatest number of workers to participate in the negotiations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "greatest": best and Greatest ♦ greatest common denominator ♦ greatest common divisor ♦ greatest common factor ♦ greatest lower bound ♦ health is the greatest of blessings ♦ the greatest common measure ♦ the greatest happiness of the greatest number ♦ with greatest difficulty ♦ with greatest pleasure. Additional references.

Beginning with "greatest": greatest-ever.

Ending with "greatest": I-am-the-greatest, mini-greatest, second-greatest.

Arabic 

‏الأعظم. (various references)

Chinese 

莫大 (most important), 最伟大, 太 (extremely, highest, too, very). (various references)

Czech

nejvìtší (star, uttermost). (various references)

Danish

værdi af største hyppighedstæthed (value of greatest density of frequency), sikre et effektivt tilsyn og forenkle den administrative kontrol mest muligt (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent), mest roentgenstraaling blev produceret af en serie l-volt roer med gloedekatode (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes), det parti,der opnaar det stoerste antal mandater i parlamentsvalget/parlementsvalgene (at a general election, the party which, wins the greatest number of seats), den plastiske flydning af metallet finder sted,naar forskydningsstyrken langs visse gitterplaner bliver overskredet;der sker en glidning langs disse glideplaner i den retning,der har den taetteste atompakning,hvilket i ferrit er langs rumdiagonalen (plastic flow in metals is produced when the shear strength is exceeded on certain lattice planes. Slip then occurs along these slip planes in the direction of greatest atomic-density, which in the case of ferrite is the cube diagonal), akse for stoerste inertimoment (axis of greatest moment of inertia). (various references)

Dutch

grootste gemene deler (ggd) (greatest common divisor (gcd), greatest common factor, highest common factor), waarde met de grootste frequentie (value of greatest density of frequency), plastische vloei in metalen wordt veroorzaakt als de afschuifsterkte in één van de roostervlakken wordt overschreden.Op dat moment treedt glijden langs deze glijvlakken op in de richting van de grootste atoomdichtheid;bij ferriet is dit de diagonaal van (plastic flow in metals is produced when the shear strength is exceeded on certain lattice planes. Slip then occurs along these slip planes in the direction of greatest atomic-density, which in the case of ferrite is the cube diagonal), het doeltreffend toezicht verzekeren en de administratieve controle zoveel mogelijk vereenvoudigen (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent), de partij die bij de parlementsverkiezingen het grootste aantal zetels behaalt (at a general election, the party which, wins the greatest number of seats), de meeste rontgenstraling werd veroorzaakt door een reeks buizen met l-volts gloeikathode (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes), as van het grootste traagheidsmoment (axis of greatest moment of inertia). (various references)

Finnish

suurin (biggest, largest). (various references)

French

valeur de la plus grande densité de fréquence (value of greatest density of frequency), révolution du meilleur rendement volumétrique (rotation of the greatest biomass volume), révolution au meilleur rendement en matière (rotation of the greatest biomass volume), pratiques les plus courantes BT (greatest common measure of practice now current), le parti qui remporte le plus grand nombre de sièges aux élections législatives (wins the greatest number of seats), l'écoulement plastique des métaux se produit lorsque la résistance au cisaillement est dépassé dans certains plans réticulaires: un glissement a lieu le long de ces plans de glissement dans la direction de plus grande densité atomique, qui est pour (plastic flow in metals is produced when the shear strength is exceeded on certain lattice planes. Slip then occurs along these slip planes in the direction of greatest atomic-density), la majeure partie des rayons X était produite par une série de tubes à cathode incandescente de l volt (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes), axe de plus grand moment d'inertie (axis of greatest moment of inertia), assurer une surveillance efficace et simplifier dans toute la mesure du possible le contrôle administratif (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent), ... participant, dans le cadre des Nations Unies, à des garanties qu'ils considèrent d'une importance primordiale pour régler la situation générale au Moyen-Orient (in guarantees that the Nine consider of the greatest importance for a general solution of the problems of the Middle East). (various references)

German

großartigste, grösste (biggest, largest, major, ultralarge), größte (biggest, daddy of them all, largest, most, superlative, supreme, ultralarge, utmost), höchste (biggest, blissful, heaviest, highest, largest, longest, maximum, most, paramount, paramountly, rapt, sovereign, superlative, supreme, supremely, tallest, top, ultimate, utmost), besten (bests). (various references)

Greek 

εξασφάλιση αποτελεσματικής επιβλέψεως,και απλούστευση κατά το δυνατόν του διοικητικού ελέγχου (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent), άξονας μέγιστης ροπής αδράνειας (axis of greatest moment of inertia), Η μέγιστη ποσότητα ακτίνων Χ παραγόταν από μια σειρά λυχνιών με κάθο-δο πυράκτωσης του 1 volt. (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes). (various references)

Hebrew 

הכי גדול. (various references)

Hungarian

az ő erőssége (his greatest asset). (various references)

Indonesian

terbanyak (majority, more, most, the greatest number). (various references)

Irish

mó. (various references)

Italian

maggiore (bigger, biggest, elder, eldest, greater, higher, larger, largest, longer, main, major, more, older, oldest, senior, superior, taller, tallest), maggior. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

随一 (best, first), 最大　 (largest, maximum), 最大 (largest, maximum). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ずいいち (best, first), さいだい (all, great and small, in detail, largest, maximum). (various references)

Korean 

가장 중대한 (Gravest). (various references)

Manx

syrjey (highest), smoo (biggest, furthest, largest, most, tallest, utmost). (various references)

Pig Latin

eatestgray.(various references)

Portuguese

garantir uma fiscalização eficaz e simplificar o mais possível o controlo administrativo (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent), valor da maior densidade de frequência (value of greatest density of frequency), o partido que obtém o maior número de lugares nas eleições legislativas (at a general election, the party which, wins the greatest number of seats), eixo do maior momento de inércia (axis of greatest moment of inertia), a maior parte dos raios-x foi produzida por uma série de tubos de cátodo incandescente de 1 volt (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes). (various references)

Romanian

extrem (abject, exceeding, excessive, extreme, extremely, furthermost, furthest, highest, like hell, outermost, paramount, steep, supreme, ultimate, unmitigated, utmost, uttermost), dintâi (first, former, prime). (various references)

Russian 

величайший (superlative). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

najveći (largest, major, top, utmost), najčuveniji. (various references)

Spanish

valor de la mayor densidad de frecuencia (value of greatest density of frequency), una serie de tubos con filamentos a 1 V generaron la mayor parte de los rayos X (the greatest quantity of X-rays was produced by a series of l-volt filament tubes), turno de la máxima producción en especie (rotation of the greatest biomass volume, rotation of the maximum biomass volume production), la fluencia plástica de los metales se produce cuando se sobrepasa la resistencia al cizallamiento a lo largo de estos planos, en la dirección de mayor densidad atómica que, para la ferrita, es la diagonal del cubo (plastic flow in metals is produced when the shear strength is exceeded on certain lattice planes. Slip then occurs along these slip planes in the direction of greatest atomic-density, which in the case of ferrite is the cube diagonal), eje de máximo momento de inercia (axis of greatest moment of inertia), asegurar una vigilancia eficaz y simplificar lo posible el control administrativo (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent). (various references)

Swedish

värde på största frekvenstäthet (value of greatest density of frequency), säkerställa en effektiv övervakning och att så långt som möjligt förenkla den administrativa kontrollen (to ensure effective supervision and to simplify administration to the greatest possible extent). (various references)

Turkish

azami (capacity, furthest, Max, maximal, maximum, supreme). (various references)

maxima, maximam, maximas, maxime, maximeque, maximi, maximis, maximo, maximum, maximus, summa, summam, summaque, summas, summi, summis, summo, summoque, summum, summus, superiora, superiorem, superiores, superiori, superioribus, superioris, superius, supremo, supremum, ulterius, ultima, ultimam, ultimo, ultimum. (various references)

mazishta. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Greatest" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: createst, geates, gratest, greatests, greatetud, greitest, groates. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ergates, estreat, gestate, getters, restage, restate, retaste, targets.

-2 letters: agrees, aretes, eagers, eagres, easter, eaters, egesta, egrets, ergate, estate, gaster, getter, grates, grease, greats, greets, ragees, reseat, retags, retest, seater, setter, stager, stater, street, targes, target, taster, taters, teaser, testae, tester, tetras, treats.

-3 letters: agers, agree, arete, aster, eager, eagre, eater, egers, egest.

+1 letter: aigrettes, retargets.

+2 letters: argentites, cigarettes, curettages, estreating, gazetteers, integrates, interstage, strategies, strategize, teratogens.

+3 letters: allegrettos, altogethers, geostrategy, revegetates, strategized, strategizes, suffragette, tetralogies.

+4 letters: antiestrogen, bespattering, disintegrate, engraftments, estrangement, extravagates, fragmentates, geostrategic, gratefullest, heterografts, interrogates, reestimating, regurgitates, reintegrates, renegotiates, stepdaughter, straightedge, straightened, straightener, suffragettes, telegraphist, teratologies, tergiversate, theatergoers, vinaigrettes.

+5 letters: antiestrogens, counteragents, deuteragonist, disintegrated, disintegrates, estrangements, gastrectomies, geostrategies, geostrategist, heterogametes, integralities, interrogatees, intertillages, letterspacing, magnetometers, redintegrates, reinvestigate, revegetations, sequestrating, stepdaughters, stepparenting, straightedges, straighteners, streetwalking, telegraphists, teratogeneses, teratogenesis, tergiversated, tergiversates, tergiversator, theatergoings.