acme

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
noun the highest point (of something)

Etymology

Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”).

In classic literature

That'll interfere with the Acme. — The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills, John Trotwood Moore
He is the acme of isolation. — Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding: A Critical Exposition, John Dewey
"Just Western" is the acme of praise. — Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools: Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists, Unknown

Synonyms

height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

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