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ex·trem·i·ty  (k-strm-t)

n. pl. ex·trem·i·ties

1. The outermost or farthest point or portion.

2. The greatest or utmost degree: the extremity of despair.

3.

a. Grave danger, necessity, or distress.

b. A moment at which death or ruin is imminent.

4. An extreme or severe measure.

5.

a. A bodily limb or appendage.

b. A hand or foot.

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extremity [ɪkˈstrɛmɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the farthest or outermost point or section; termination

2. the greatest or most intense degree

3. an extreme condition or state, as of adversity or disease

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a limb, such as a leg, arm, or wing, or the part of such a limb farthest from the trunk

5. (usually plural) Archaic a drastic or severe measure

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	extremity - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" appendage, member chelicera - either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing mouthpart - any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding fang - an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs chela, nipper, pincer, claw - a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods parapodium - one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals pleopod, swimmeret - one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming external body part - any body part visible externally limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper dactyl, digit - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
	2.	extremity - an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) adversity, hard knocks, hardship - a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" bitter end - the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"
	3.	extremity - the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair" ultimacy, ultimateness - the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"
	4.	extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" extreme point, extremum, extreme - the point located farthest from the middle of something limit - as far as something can go region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	5.	extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso external body part - any body part visible externally limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper pedal extremity, vertebrate foot - the extremity of the limb in vertebrates hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" toe - one of the digits of the foot

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extremity

noun

1. limit, end, edge, border, top, tip, bound, minimum, extreme, maximum, pole, margin, boundary, terminal, frontier, verge, brink, rim, brim, pinnacle, termination, nadir, zenith, apex, terminus, apogee, farthest point, furthest point, acme a small port on the north-western extremity of the island

2. depth, height, excess, climax, consummation, acuteness his lack of restraint in the extremity of his grief

3. crisis, trouble, emergency, disaster, setback, pinch, plight, hardship, adversity, dire straits, exigency, extreme suffering Even in extremity, she never lost her sense of humour.

plural noun

hands and feet, limbs, fingers and toes Rheumatoid arthritis affects the extremities and limbs.

Translations

extremity [ɪksˈtremɪtɪ] N

1. (= end) (usu pl) → extremo m, punta f

2. (fig) [of despair etc] → extremo m
in his extremity, he went to her for help → ante la necesidad, acudió a ella en busca de ayuda

3. extremities (Anat) → extremidades fpl

extremity [ɪkˈstrɛmɪti]

n

(= furthest part) → extrémité f

(= severity) [climate, situation] → dureté f extremities

npl (= hands and feet) → extrémités fpl

extremity

n

(= furthest point) → äußerstes Ende; at the northerly extremity of the continent → am nördlichsten Zipfel des Kontinents

extremities pl (= hands and feet) → Extremitäten pl

(= extreme degree) in the extremity of his despair → in tiefster or äußerster Verzweiflung

(= state of need, distress) → Not f; he was reduced to the extremity of having to sell his business → er musste zum äußersten Mittel schreiten und sein Geschäft verkaufen

(= extreme actions) to resort to extremities → zu äußersten or extremen Mitteln greifen; to drive somebody to extremities → jdn zum Äußersten treiben

extremity [ɪksˈtrɛmɪtɪ] n (gen) → estremità f inv (fig) (of despair) → culmine

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extremity [ɪksˈtrɛmɪtɪ] n (gen) → estremità f inv (fig) (of despair) → culmine