English-German translations for superlative

• Superlativ der
  Wir haben in diesem Jahr, dem Jahr Europas, nicht mit Superlativen gespart, um seine einzelnen Etappen zu beschreiben - manche behaupten sogar, wir hätten sie zu häufig verwendet. We have used a lot of superlatives - too many - in the last 12 months to describe the different stages of this year, which has been the year of Europe.
• hervorragend
• höchst
• Höchststufe die
• Meiststufe

Definition of superlative

• The highest extent or degree of something
• The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective or putting "most" before it
• An adjective used to praise something exceptional
• Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb

Examples

• The superlative of "big" is "biggest
• Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!

Related words

• superlatively
• superlative degree
• absolute superlative
• relative superlative