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Definitions for Extremity

[1] the extreme or terminal point, limit, or part of something.
[2] a limb of the body.
[3] Usually extremities. the end part of a limb, as a hand or foot: to experience cold in one's extremities.
[4] Often extremities. a condition or circumstance of extreme need, distress, etc.: to suffer the extremities of being poor.
[5] the utmost or any extreme degree: the extremity of joy.
[6] an extreme or extraordinary measure, act, etc.: to go to any extremity to feed the children.
[7] extreme nature or character: the extremity of his views on foreign trade.
[8] Archaic . a person's last moment before death.
[9] the farthest or outermost point or section; termination
[10] the greatest or most intense degree
[11] an extreme condition or state, as of adversity or disease
[12] a limb, such as a leg, arm, or wing, or the part of such a limb farthest from the trunk
[13] (usually plural) archaic a drastic or severe measure

Words related to Extremity

terminus, limb, disaster, zenith, consummation, climax, excess, bound, setback, height, pole, rim, verge, brim, plight, border, brink, end, nadir, frontier

Words nearby Extremity

extremely high frequency, extremely low frequency, extremism, extremist, extremitas, extremity, extremophile, extremum, extricable, extricate, extrinsic

Origin of Extremity

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Latin word extrēmitās. See extreme, -ity

Other words from Extremity

su·per·ex·trem·i·ty , noun, plural su·per·ex·trem·i·ties.

Synonyms for Extremity

terminus, acme, acuteness, adversity, apex, apogee, border, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, climax, consummation, crisis, depth, disaster, edge, end, excess, extreme, extremes, frontier, height, last, margin, maximum, nadir, outside, pinnacle, plight, pole, remote, rim, setback, terminal, termination, tip, top, trouble, verge, vertex, zenith, dire straits