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Antonyms for extremities


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-strem-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstrɛm ɪ ti



Definition of extremities

Origin :
  • "hands and feet," uttermost parts of the body, early 15c., plural of extremity. Meaning "a person's last moments" is from c.1600.
  • noun ultimate; limit
  • noun animate being's appendage
Example sentences :
  • At the two extremities of European thought the lyre has raised two vast cities.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • Then she burst forth, with the growl of a slave driven to extremities.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • If the head and neck are enlarged, the trunk and extremities are cut short.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • They may be very serious if they push the city to extremities.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • Yet here, too, there was an evident shrinking from extremities.
  • Extract from : « History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. » by James Anthony Froude
  • This was all the old hen needed to drive her to extremities.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A most condemnatory glance at my extremities accompanied this speech.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • This can only be done in the extremities, but nearly all bites are received on the arms or legs.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Her extremities were already beginning to get stiff and cold.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • Wade will rally when worst comes to worst, and be the head man in extremities.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

Synonyms for extremities

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