ultimate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈʌltɪmət/

adjective

  • 1being or happening at the end of a process; final: their ultimate aim was to force his resignation
  • basic or fundamental: the ultimate constituents of anything that exists are atoms
  • Physics denoting the maximum possible strength or resistance beyond which an object breaks.
  • 2being the best or most extreme example of its kind: the ultimate accolade

noun

  • 1 (the ultimate) the best achievable or imaginable of its kind: the ultimate in decorative luxury
  • 2a final or fundamental fact or principle.

Derivatives

ultimacy

Pronunciation: /-məsi/
noun (plural ultimacies)

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare 'come to an end'