extreme

ex·treme  (k-strm)

adj.

1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field.

2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain.

3. Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative. See Synonyms at excessive.

4. Of the greatest severity; drastic: took extreme measures to conserve fuel.

5. Sports

a. Very dangerous or difficult: extreme rafting.

b. Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport: an extreme skier.

6. Archaic Final; last.

n.

1. The greatest or utmost degree or point.

2. Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range: the extremes of boiling and freezing.

3. An extreme condition.

4. An immoderate, drastic expedient: resorted to extremes in the emergency.

5. Mathematics

a. The first or last term of a ratio or a series.

b. A maximum or minimum value of a function.

6. Logic The major or minor term of a syllogism.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin extrmus; see eghs in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·tremely adv.

ex·tremeness n.

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extreme

Adjective

1. of a high or the highest degree or intensity

2. exceptionally severe or unusual: people can survive extreme conditions

3. (of an opinion, political group, etc.) beyond the limits regarded as acceptable; fanatical

4. farthest or outermost

Noun

1. either of the two limits of a scale or range

2. go to extremes to be unreasonable in speech or action

3. in the extreme to the highest or further degree: the effect was dramatic in the extreme [Latin extremus outermost]

extremely adv

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extreme  (k-strm)

1. Either the first or fourth term of a proportion of four terms. In the proportion ²/₃ = ⁴/₆ , the extremes are 2 and 6. Compare mean.

2. A maximum or minimum value of a function.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	extreme - the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
	2.	extreme - the point located farthest from the middle of something extreme point, extremum extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point apex, acme, vertex, peak - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
Adj.	1.	extreme - of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" utmost, uttermost intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	2.	extreme - far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree; "an extreme example"; "extreme temperatures"; "extreme danger" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	3.	extreme - beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	4.	extreme - most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

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extreme

adjective 1. great, high, highest, greatest, worst, supreme, acute, severe, maximum, intense, ultimate, utmost, mother of all (informal) uttermost << OPPOSITE mild

adjective 2. severe, radical, strict, harsh, stern, rigid, dire, drastic, uncompromising, unbending

adjective 3. radical, unusual, excessive, exceptional, exaggerated, outrageous, over the top (slang) unreasonable, uncommon, unconventional, fanatical, zealous, out-and-out, inordinate, egregious, intemperate, immoderate, O.T.T. (slang) << OPPOSITE moderate

adjective 4. farthest, furthest, far, final, last, ultimate, remotest, terminal, utmost, far-off, faraway, outermost, most distant, uttermost << OPPOSITE nearest

noun 5. limit, end, edge, opposite, pole, ultimate, boundary, antithesis, extremity, acme

Translations

extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj → extremo; [poverty etc] → extremado; [case] → excepcional

n → extremo;

the extreme left/right (POL) → la extrema izquierda/derecha;

extremes of temperature → temperaturas extremas

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extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj, n → extrême (m);

the extreme left/right (Pol) → l'extrême gauche f/droite f;

extremes of temperature → différences fpl extrêmes de température

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extreme [ɪksˈtriːm] adj → extrem;

(point, edge, poverty) → äußerste(r, s)

n → Extrem nt;

the extreme right/left (Pol) → die äußerste or extreme Rechte/Linke;

extremes of temperature → extreme Temperaturen pl

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extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj → estremo/a

n → estremo;

extremes of temperature → eccessivi sbalzi mpl di temperatura;

the extreme left/right (POL) → l'estrema sinistra/destra