Ultimate

Origins

Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus farthest, last, final, superl. of Latin *ulter situated beyond

• Date: 1640

Definitions

• 1 a : most remote in space or time : farthest

b : last in a progression or series : final <their ultimate destination was Paris> :c : eventual 2 <they hoped for ultimate success>

d : the best or most extreme of its kind : utmost <the ultimate sacrifice>

• 2 : arrived at as the last result <the ultimate question>
• 3 a : basic, fundamental <the ultimate nature of things — A. N. Whitehead

b : original 1 <the ultimate source>

c : incapable of further analysis, division, or separation

Synonyms

• last, final

See Also

• God the Ultimate
• Ultimate Quartan Integration