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Definitions for Climax

[1] the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president.
[2] (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
[3] Rhetoric . a figure consisting of a series of related ideas so arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force or intensity. the last term or member of this figure.
[4] an orgasm.
[5] Ecology . the stable and self-perpetuating end stage in the ecological succession or evolution of a plant and animal community.
[6] to bring to or reach a climax.
[7] the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events the party was the climax of the week
[8] a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work
[9] a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity
[10] ecology the stage in the development of a community during which it remains stable under the prevailing environmental conditions
[11] Also called: sexual climax (esp in referring to women) another word for orgasm
[12] to reach or bring to a climax

Words related to Climax

capstone, zenith, height, orgasm, pitch, payoff, climacteric, apex, top, crest, meridian, head, utmost, pinnacle, acme, extremity, maximum, apogee, summit, limit

Words nearby Climax

climatic, climatic bubo, climatic zone, climatize, climatology, climax, climax community, climb, climb down, climb indicator, climb on the bandwagon

Origin of Climax

1580–90; < Late Latin < Greek klîmax ladder, akin to klī́nein to lean

Other words from Climax

hy·per·cli·max , noun
un·cli·maxed , adjective

Word origin for Climax

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek klimax ladder

Synonyms for Climax

capstone, turning point, acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, climacteric, crest, extremity, head, height, highlight, intensification, limit, maximum, meridian, orgasm, payoff, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, utmost, zenith, capsheaf, crowning point, high spot, ne plus ultra