Ultimate

Definition: Ultimate

Ultimate

Adjective

1. Furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life".

2. Being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable".

3. Being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything; "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London; "the ultimate ingredients of matter"; "his proposal is elegantly simple".

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

Date "ultimate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonym: Ultimate

End

Adjective: ending; Verb: final, terminal, definitive; crowning; (completing); last, ultimate; hindermost; rear; caudal; vergent.

Punishment

Be executed, suffer the ultimate penalty; be hanged; come to the gallows, mount the gallows, swing, twist in the wind, dance upon nothing, die in one's shoes; be rightly served; be electrocuted, fry, ride the lightning; face the firing squad.

Crosswords: Ultimate

That is the sound of ultimate suffering (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman)

I always thought masturbation was the ultimate act of self-absorption (The Big Chill; writing credit: Barbara Benedek; Lawrence Kasdan)

Survival is the ultimate ideology (The X Files; writing credit: Chris Carter; Frank Spotnitz)

Need is the ultimate monkey (The Way of the Gun; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie)

This scroll of Broken Sword's isn't about sword technique but about swordsmanship's ultimate ideal (Ying xiong; writing credit: Feng Li; Bin Wang)

You are the ultimate star (I Belong To You; performing artist: Lenny Kravitz)

The Ultimate Pamela Anderson (2003)

A Woman in the Ultimate (1913)

The Ultimate Thrill (2003)

Ultimate Fighting Reality (2003)

The Ultimate Song (2002)

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

References

• Ultimate Electronics Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Ultimate Leisure Group plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook: An Actor's Guide to over 1000 Monologues and Scenes from More Than 300 Contemporary Plays (reference)

• Healthy 1-2-3: The Ultimate 3 Ingredient Cookbook (reference)

• The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, and More (reference)

• The Ultimate Sales Letter: Boost Your Sales With Powerful Sales Letters, Based on Madison Avenue Techniques (reference)

• Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying, & Using Telescopes and Accessories (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Ultimate Car Book (reference)

• Ultimate Future Games (reference)

• World Ultimate Magazine (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Khi Bae - Ultimate Aerobic Kickboxing Workout (reference)

• Ultimate Aircraft 3pk (reference)

• The Ultimate 3-D Collection (Haunted Castle / Alien Adventure / Encounter in the Third Dimension) (Large Format) (Includes H3D Viewing System) (reference)

• Ultimate Beginner Series, Alto Saxophone (reference)

• Ultimate Beginner: Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1 (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time (reference)

• The Ultimate Puccini Collection (reference)

• Ultimate Collection (CD & Dvd) (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Systemax ULTIMATE GAMER (2100+ AMD AthlonXP, 512MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive) (reference)

• MONSTER CABLE ULTSB1000-25 Ultimate Performance Subwoofer Cable ? 25 Feet (reference)

• Ultimate Wireless Dos/linux/macmsd/pwr/95/98/w2k/wme/nt Grandtech (reference)

• Ultimate Business Planner (reference)

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

Consumer Goods

• Porter-Cable 691RS The Ultimate Router Workshop (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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

Line engraving, published in the book: "The Stevens Ironclad Battery", in 1874, showing the ship's ultimate planned configuration as a large sea-going single turret monitor. This depiction is virtually identical to that of USS Puritan as seen in Photo # NH 42278. The original volume is held by the Navy Department Library. Credit: NAVY.

Engraved plan of a section of the ship's side armor, showing armor support, backing and 10-inch iron armor, as planned for installation in 1874. This armor scheme reflects the ship's ultimate configuration, with a monitor-type armored extension around the hull at the waterline. Published in the book: "The Stevens Ironclad Battery", in 1874. The original volume is held by the Navy Department Library. Credit: NAVY.

Accuracy comes first. Experienced inspectors check clip hoops for the ultimate in accuracy. The operation is part of the rush of defense orders in an eastern arsenal. Credit: Library of Congress.

The electric circus the ultimate legal entertainment experience/ / Tomi Ungerer. Credit: Library of Congress.

The ultimate force for change in our society will be the workers, organized to vote capitalism out of existence ... Credit: Library of Congress.

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The Communists, therefore, are on the one hand, practically, the most advanced and resolute section of the working-class parties of every country, that section which pushes forward all others; on the other hand, theoretically, they have over the great mass of the proletariat the advantage of clearly understanding the line of march, the conditions, and the ultimate general results of the proletarian movement. (reference)

Germany undertakes to make no discrimination or preference direct or indirect, in the duties, charges and prohibitions relating to importations into or exportations from her territories, or, subject to the special engagements contained in the present Treaty, in the charges and conditions of transport of goods or persons entering or leaving her territories, based on the frontier crossed; or on the kind, ownership or flag of the means of transport (including aircraft) employed, or on the original or immediate place of departure of the vessel, wagon or aircraft or other means of transport employed, or its ultimate or intermediate destination; or on the route of or places of trans-shipment on the journey; or on whether any port through which the goods are imported or exported is a German port or a port belonging to any foreign country or on whether the goods are imported or exported by sea, by land or by air. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

But the ultimate goal of treatment is to wean the patient from the machine. (references)

Human or animal wastes (e.g., feces) are the ultimate source of ETEC contamination. (references)

There may be negative effects on growth rate, but ultimate height appears not to be affected. (references)

Business

Ultimate authority rests with members of the Politburo. (references)

Ultimate disposal is to controlled landfill, after sealing or encapsulation to bond the fibrous asbestos material. (references)

Regarding the ultimate end-user -- the consumer -- in Italy vehicle ownership is a little over half a vehicle per capita. (references)

Civil Liberties

Lebanon

The Accord called for the ultimate abolition of political sectarianism in favor of "expertise and competence;" however, little substantive progress has been made in this regard. (references)

Georgia

On March 30, Parliament amended the Constitution to allow for ultimate adoption of a concordat between the Church and State, supported by the Church, which would define relations between the two; the concordat was signed in November. (references)

Economic History

Madagascar

The High Constitutional Court was retained as the ultimate judicial arbiter of the process. (references)

Human Rights

Hong Kong

The reinterpretation also raised questions about the potential future independence and ultimate authority of Hong Kong's judiciary. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

The judicial system is composed of civil, military, religious, labor relations, and administrative courts, with the High Court of Justice as the ultimate judicial authority. (references)

Argentina

Prosecuting lawyers and judges assert that regardless of the ultimate decision on the constitutionality of the immunity laws, the kidnaping of children and the granting of false identity are ongoing crimes not previously judged, to which a statute of limitations cannot be applied. (references)

Political Economy

Oman

In the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id Al Sa'id holds ultimate secular authority. (references)

Colombia

Pastrana has called for increased competitiveness on the part of Colombian industry with the ultimate goal of Colombian entry into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In addition to locally recruited police forces, the entities maintain separate armies, but, under the Constitution, these are under the ultimate control of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (references)

Political Rights

Swaziland

The King retains ultimate executive and legislative authority, and political parties are prohibited. (references)

Mexico

The PAN appealed the state level decision to the TEPJF, the ultimate court of appeal on election matters. (references)

Oman

The Government is an autocracy in which the Sultan retains ultimate authority on all important foreign and domestic issues. (references)

Trade

Romania

A general license may be issued based on the goods' level of sensitivity and the ultimate consignee of the goods. (references)

Ukraine

Companies seeking testing should first contact DerzhStandard, as they make the ultimate determination on certification. (references)

Worker Rights

Italy

Italy also is a transit point for traffickers, who arrive primarily by boat or airplane, with ultimate destinations in other Western or Northern European countries. (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 "ultimate": death is the ultimate sacrifice ♦ guaranteed ultimate tensile strength ♦ prime and ultimate ratio ♦ ultimate analysis ♦ ultimate bearing resistance ♦ ultimate belief ♦ ultimate beneficiary ♦ ultimate class ♦ ultimate consumer ♦ ultimate deterrent ♦ ultimate frisbee ♦ ultimate goal ♦ ultimate insult ♦ ultimate load ♦ ultimate objective ♦ ultimate origins of man ♦ ultimate output ♦ ultimate pH ♦ ultimate principles ♦ ultimate radioactive waste disposal site ♦ ultimate ratio ♦ ultimate result ♦ ultimate sports car ♦ ultimate stress ♦ ultimate weapon. Additional references.

Beginning with "ultimate": ultimate-copiability.

Ending with "ultimate": non-ultimate.

Albanian

themelor (basal, basic, Cardinal, constitutive, essential, fundamental, main, primal, primary, prime, principal, radical, seminal, underlying), i përfunduar (complete, done, finished, total), i fundit (closing, current, dernier, ending, final, hindmost, last, latter, parting, rearmost, recent, terminal, utmost), final, bazë (alkali, base, bases, basis, bedrock, bottom, evidence, foundation, grassroots, ground, groundwork, juice, radix, reason, score, seminal, substratum, substructure). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مطلق (absolute, categorical, complete, downright, free, full, infinite, liberator, outright, perfect, plenary, stark, unbounded, unconditional, uncontrolled, unlimited, unqualified, unrestrained, unrestricted, utter), ‏نهائي (conclusive, definitive, eventual, extreme, final, firm, irrevocable, peremptory, radical), ‏قمة أو ذروة, ‏أقصى (extreme, farthest, maximum, most, outside, utmost, uttermost), ‏أولي (elementary, first, fundamental, incipient, overriding, premonitory, primaeval, primal, primary, prime, primeval, rudimentary, virgin), ‏أساسي (absolute, alkaline, basal, base, capital, cardinal, close, constitutional, formal, fundamental, imperative, indispensable, innate, inward, leading, main, major, material, momentous, nub, organic, overriding, paramount, piece de resistance, primal, primary, principal, radical, right, staple, substantial, underling), ‏أخير (extreme, final, last, latest, latter, terminal), ‏أبعد (alien, alienate, bounce, deport, distance, drive away, drive out, estrange, exclude, far, farther, hold off, oust, out of the way, outmost, preclude, relegate, send, send packing, stave off, supplant, take away, throw out, transport, ulterior, warn off). (various references)

Bulgarian 

решаващ факт, решителен (chopping, crisp, decided, decisive, determined, drastic, fateful, flat-footed, heroic, high-spirited, obstinate, peremptory, plucky, plump, point blank, pronounced, purposeful, purposive, resolute, ringing, stable, stalwart, straight out, strong-minded, sturdy, thoroughgoing, trenchant, unfaltering, unflinching, unhesitating, utter, winning), краен (completive, distal, dizzy, end, endmost, eventual, extreme, final, high, intense, intolerant, latter, marginal, out-, outside, profuse, rabid, red-hot, sublime, supreme, terminal, terminative, terrible, unmerciful, utmost, utter, uttermost, veriest, wild-eyed), връхна точка (acme, apex, climax, highlight, peak, pinnacle, pride, sum, tiptop, zenith), основен принцип (groundwork, key note, keystone, postulate, rudiment), основен (abecedarian, alkali, alkaline, basal, basic, bottom, capital, essential, fundamental, general, grade, gut, key, key note, main, organic, pivotal, polar, primal, prime, primitive, primordial, principal, radical, rudimental, rudimentary, substantial, thorough, thoroughgoing, tonic, underlying), най-краен, най-последен (aftermost, hindmost, rearmost), най-далечен (endmost, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest), максимален (maximal, maximum, outside, peak, utmost), последен (dernier, end, final, lag, last, last ditch, latest, latter, lattermost, new, outside, parting, recent, red-hot, terminal, the last, uttermost). (various references)

Chinese 

最終 (final), 最后 (eventual, final, finally, ultimately), 最後 (final, finally, last). (various references)

Czech

základní (basal, basic, Cardinal, elementary, essential, fundamental, funded, overriding, primary, primitive, principal, radical, rudimentary, standard, staple, underlying), poslední (bottom, current, dying, final, fresh, last, latest, lattermost, the last), nejzazší (extreme, hindmost, utmost, uttermost), nejvzdálenìjší (extreme, furthermost), maximální (all out, maximal, utmost), koneèný (conclusive, definitive, eventual, final, finite, terminal), definitivní (definitive, final, permanent). (various references)

Danish

trækstyrke (strength, tensile strength, ultimate stress), remittent (beneficiary, beneficiary party, favour of, payee, remitter, ultimate beneficiary), mindsteklasse (infima species, smallest subdivision, ultimate class), grænsekriterium (ultimate criteria), formaalet med at udfoere logging i borehullet er altid i sidste ende at udvinde olie,men resultaterne af kortla egningen af borehullet er nyttige paa mange maader,baade direkte og indirekte (but the results of borehole surveys are useful in a variety of ways both direct and indirect, the ultimate purpose of well logging is always that of winning oil), endelig modtager,dvs.den person,hvis skade erstattes (ultimate beneficiary), endelig affaldsdeponering (ultimate waste disposal), brudspænding (interrupting voltage, strength, tenacity, ultimate stress), brudlast (breaking load, breaking strength, buckling load, collapse load, failure load, rupture load, tensile strength, ultimate load). (various references)

Dutch

uiteindelijke begunstigde,d.w.z.de persoon wiens schade wordt vergoed (ultimate beneficiary), uiteindelijke afvalverwijdering (ultimate waste disposal), kredietverkrijger (beneficiary, beneficiary party, favour of, ultimate beneficiary), kredietnemer (beneficiary, beneficiary party, borrower, credit receiver, credited party, debtor, favour of, person credited, ultimate beneficiary), kooigevecht (free fight, No Holds Barred, ultimate fight), kleinste onderverdeling (infima species, smallest subdivision, ultimate class), het bepalen van het profiel van de put heeft altijd tot doel het winnen van olie,maar de resultaten van het put onderzoek zijn in velerlei opzicht zowel direct als indirect van nut (but the results of borehole surveys are useful in a variety of ways both direct and indirect, the ultimate purpose of well logging is always that of winning oil), grensvoorwaarden (ultimate criteria), diepste onderverdeling (infima species, smallest subdivision, ultimate class), breukspanning (strength, ultimate stress), breukbelasting (breaking load, failure load, rupture load, ultimate load), breekspanning (strength, ultimate stress), begunstigde (assignée, beneficiary, beneficiary party, favour of, grantee, payee, recipient, successful bidder, tenderer selected, ultimate beneficiary). (various references)

Farsi 

نهاءی (Conclusive, Terminal, Ultimatum), غاءی (Ultimatum), اخر (End, Finale, Last, Latter), اجل , دورترین (Hindmost, Utmost), بازپسین (Last). (various references)

Finnish

lopullinen (definitive, final). (various references)

French

ultime, suprême, premier, le plus distant, fondamental, final, dernier standard, définitif. (various references)

German

letzte (end, endmost, final, hindmost, last, laste, latest, latter, most terrible, rearmost, recent). (various references)

Greek 

έσχατοσ (dire, extreme, hindmost, nethermost, outermost, rearmost, utmost, uttermost), έσχατος (dire), ύστατος, απώτατος (furthermost), τελικόσ (final, last, terminal), τελικός (final), τελευταίοσ (aftermost, final, hindmost, last, latest, latter, rear). (various references)

Hebrew 

יסודי (basic, elementary, elementary school, essential, fundamental, inchoate, main, substantial, thorough, thoroughgoing), אחרון (final, last), הברה מלרע, סופי (definitive, final, finite, last, terminal). (various references)

Hungarian

utolsó (dernier, ending, extreme, final, last), végsõ (conclusive, eventual, final, finishing, last, terminal, ultra), alapvető (elemental, essential, fundamental, primal, primordial, radical, rudimentary, standard, vital). (various references)

Indonesian

terakhir (endmost, final, last, lastest). (various references)

Italian

ultimo (bottom, end, extreme, farthest, final, finishing, hind, hindmost, last, late, latest, latter, past, rearmost, top), supremo (chief, extraordinary, great, highest, last, paramount, supreme, uttermost), massimo (acme, all-time, highest, limit, maximum, most, outside, peak, top, utmost), fondamentale (basic, elemental, fundamental, primary, prime, standard), finale (conclusion, end, end-, ending, eventual, final, finale, finals, finish, last, payoff, terminal), estremo (deucedly, exceeding, extreme, farthest, furthest, last, outermost, outmost, outside, ultra), definitivo (definite, definitive, eventual, final, last), alla fin fine. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

詰まり (after all, blockade, in short, stuffing), 窮極 (extreme). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きゅうきょう (Catholicism, final, predicament), しゅうきょく (bend, close, conclusion, denouement, end, end of a game of go, final, finale, geologic fold), きゅうきょく (eventual, extreme, final), つまり (after all, blockade, in brief, in other words, in short, in the long run, stuffing, that is to say). (various references)

Korean 

궁극. (various references)

Manx

jerrinagh (absolute, belated, closing, concluding, conclusive, end, eventual, final, finalist, foregoing, hindmost, last, late, late of fruit, latter, rearmost, utmost). (various references)

Pig Latin

imateultay.(various references)

Portuguese

irrevogável (irreversible, irrevocable), final (closing, conclusive, end, ending, eventual, final, finale, finishing, full time, last, terminal), derradeiro (aftermost, final, finishing, hindmost, last, lattermost, rearmost), definitivo (definite, definitive, determinative), último (bottom, dernier, ending, final, finishing, lag, last, late, latter, lattermost, rearmost, undermost, utmost). (various references)

Romanian

ultim (back, bottom, bottommost, closing, eventual, extreme, final, finishing, hindmost, last, late, lowest, rear, rearmost, rearward, recent, supreme, utmost), fundamental (base, basic, basically, capital, essential, fundamental, fundamentally, main, prime, principal, vital), final (conclusive, death, decisive, drop scene, end, ending, eventual, final, finale, finish, last, result), extrem (abject, exceeding, excessive, extreme, extremely, furthermost, furthest, greatest, highest, like hell, outermost, paramount, steep, supreme, unmitigated, utmost, uttermost), definitiv (clearly, conclusive, definitive, definitively, determinate, final, for good and all, indefeasible, last, peremptory), decisiv (conclusive, critical, crucial, decisive, definitive, determinant, determinative, fateful, final, winning). (various references)

Russian 

конечный (cut-off date, cutoff-date, denumerable, ending, eventual, final, finite, net, terminal), окончательный (definitive, final, last, peremptory, unappealable, used up), максимальный (limit, maximal, maximum), предельный (critical, limit, marginal, overall), последний (aftermost, dernier, final, grace-cup, hindmost, last, late-breaking, latter, lattermost, rearmost, recent, ultima), первичный (archetypal, native, primary, virgin). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

načelo (plank, principle, tenet), krajnji cilj, krajnji (crass, externally, extreme, furthermost, last, marginal, outermost, terminal, ultra, utmost, uttermost), konačan (conclusive, definitive, eventual, finite, peremptory, terminal). (various references)

Spanish

último (booby, bottommost, dernier, final, hindmost, last, latest, latter, rearmost, top). (various references)

Swedish

absolut (absolute, absolutely, dead, definitely, essential, every time, flatly, heart and soul, implicit, irrelative, much, positively, quite, rather, strict, teetotal, unqualified, unquestioning, utter, utterly, very). (various references)

Turkish

son (afterbirth, bedrock, close, conclusion, conclusive, curtains, definitive, denouement, end, ending, expiration, expiry, extremity, farewell, fate, final, finis, finish, finishing, full, full stop, issue, kiss off, last, late, latest, latter, nth, Omega, outcome, quietus, recent, result, ruination, secundine, sunset, supreme, tail end, terminal, termination, upshot), nihai (eventual, final), esas (authentic, basal, base, basic, basis, beginnings, broad, central, constitutive, corner stone, element, elemental, essence, extract, footing, fortification, foundation, fundamental, guiding, heartbeat, intrinsic, main, master, nub, parent, pith, pith and marrow, pivotal, postulate, principal, principle, quiddity, radical, staple, substance, sum, the merits, the nub, underlying), en yüksek (crowning, highest, maximum, paramount, record high, superlative, supreme, top, utmost), en uzak (endmost, far flung, farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, utmost, uttermost), en son (aftermost, endmost, final, last, latest, supreme, the very last, utmost, uttermost). (various references)

Ukrainian

крайній (bottom, dire, extreme, extremistic, hindmost, marginal, out, outside, utmost, uttermost), останній (aftermost, bottom, final, last, latter, rearmost, utmost, uttermost), основний принцип (groundsel), основний (basal, base, basic, basilar, capital, central, chief, first, foremost, fundamental, key, main, master, organic, primary, primitive, principal, quintessence, radical, staple, substantial, underlying), найвіддаленіший (farthest, furthest, hindmost, utmost, uttermost), межа (abutment, balk, barrier, border, bound, brink, butt, ceiling, circumference, circumscription, delimitation, frontier, limit, pale, precinct, side-land, tiptop, verge), завершуватися (conclude, eventuate, finish), завершувати (accomplish, cap, carry out, close, conclude, consummate, finish off, fulfil, integrate, perfect, round, wind up). (various references)

Vietnamese 

tối đa (maxima, maximal, maximum, outside, top), sau cùng (last, lastly, ultimately),