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Antonyms for optima

Grammar : Noun
Spell : op-tuh-muhm
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒp tə məm

Definition of optima

Origin :
  • 1879, from Latin optimum, neuter singular of optimus "best" (used as a superlative of bonus "good"), probably related to ops "power, resources" (in which case the evolution is from "richest" to "the most esteemed," thus from PIE root *op- "to work") or to ob "in front of," with superlative suffix *-tumos. Originally in biology, in reference to "conditions most favorable" (for growth, etc.). As an adjective from 1885.
  • As in acme : noun pinnacle of achievement or physical object
Example sentences :
  • There is an optima distance for the realisation of this effluvium.
  • Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
  • "These at least are not visits in optima forma," thought Constance to herself.
  • Extract from : « Small Souls » by Louis Couperus
  • There is still another great danger which one may beware of, optima fide,—the danger of knowing something untrue.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
  • First, if mans beatitude is action, it ought to be the mans best (optima) action.
  • Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor
  • Optima et infallibilis ad gratiam prparatio et unice dispositio, est terna Dei electio et prdestinatio.
  • Extract from : « History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) » by J. H. Merle D'Aubign
  • Having with some difficulty gained admittance, Optima rushed into my arms, and wept upon my breast.
  • Extract from : « Lady Eureka, v. 1 (of 3) » by Robert Folkestone Williams
  • I made a snatch at what I thought was the sinking form of Optima, but soon I found out the dreadful mistake.
  • Extract from : « Lady Eureka, v. 1 (of 3) » by Robert Folkestone Williams
  • La Illma Madama Lucrezia porta tutte le bolle piene et in optima forma.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia Borgia » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
  • In reality, the best course is suggested by a famous maxim: "Optima medicina est medicina non uti."
  • Extract from : « Our Stage and Its Critics » by "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"

Synonyms for optima

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