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I wrote my earliest piece for The Sunday Times about being a young wife.
Jilly Cooper

Meaning of "earliest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EARLIEST

earliest  [ˈɜːlɪɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARLIEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earliest is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARLIEST


clerkliest
ˈklɑːklɪɪst
costliest
ˈkɒstlɪɪst
courtliest
ˈkɔːtlɪɪst
crumbliest
ˈkrʌmblɪɪst
deadliest
ˈdedlɪɪst
fleshliest
ˈfleʃlɪɪst
friendliest
ˈfrendlɪɪst
goodliest
ˈɡʊdlɪɪst
holiest
ˈhəʊlɪɪst
jolliest
ˈdʒɒlɪɪst
liveliest
ˈlaɪvlɪɪst
lowliest
ˈləʊlɪɪst
mealiest
ˈmiːlɪɪst
palliest
ˈpælɪɪst
portliest
ˈpɔːtlɪɪst
queenliest
ˈkwiːnlɪɪst
rallyist
ˈrælɪɪst
silliest
ˈsɪlɪɪst
smelliest
ˈsmelɪɪst
stateliest
ˈsteɪtlɪɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARLIEST

earl
Earl Grey
Earl Marshal
Earl of Wessex
earlap
earldom
earless
earless seal
earlier
earlike
earliness
earlock
earlship
early
early admission
early adopter
Early American
early bird

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARLIEST

artiest
at the earliest
bubbliest
burliest
chilliest
curliest
godliest
grizzliest
homeliest
kindliest
kingliest
loneliest
loveliest
manliest
oiliest
sightliest
sliest
timeliest
ugliest
wiliest
worldliest

Synonyms and antonyms of earliest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EARLIEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «earliest» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of earliest

Translation of «earliest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARLIEST

Find out the translation of earliest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earliest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earliest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最早
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más temprano
570 millions of speakers

English

earliest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जल्द से जल्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أقرب وقت ممكن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раннее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais cedo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিকটতম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus tôt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

paling awal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

frühesten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最古の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling awal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sớm nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முந்தைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लवकरात लवकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

en erken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prima
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

najwcześniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

раннє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai devreme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρώτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vroegste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tidi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidligste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earliest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARLIEST»

The term «earliest» is very widely used and occupies the 13.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARLIEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earliest

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10 QUOTES WITH «EARLIEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word earliest.
1
Kelley Armstrong
It wasn't until I was in my teens that I started admiring writers as inspirations for my own work, and my earliest influences there were Stephen King, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Richard Adams.
2
Sissela Bok
We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.
3
George E. Brown, Jr.
From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science.
4
Alastair Campbell
May I share with you my earliest memory of a political row? It was with my mother, about the Queen - classic Freudian stuff, shrinks would say. I was eight, and refusing to watch the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast.
5
Patrick Campbell
From my earliest days I have enjoyed an attractive impediment in my speech. I have never permitted the use of the word stammer. I can't say it myself.
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Jilly Cooper
I wrote my earliest piece for The Sunday Times about being a young wife.
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Francis Ford Coppola
I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.
8
Bryce Courtenay
I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor.
9
Regina Doman
I always knew I was going to grow up to be a storyteller; that's one of the earliest things I remember about myself. There was never a question of me not writing.
10
Emilie de Ravin
My earliest memory is seeing Michael Jackson in Melbourne with my sister when I was about ten. I still have this souvenir stick with a glove that would light up and make a peace sign in a bunch of different colors. I'm so happy my mom didn't throw that out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARLIEST»

Discover the use of earliest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earliest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian ...
"Much attention has been paid to the words of the earliest Christian canonical and extracanonical texts, yet Larry Hurtado points out that an even more telling story is being overlooked - the story of the physical texts themselves.
Larry W. Hurtado, 2006
2
The Earliest Relationship: Parents, Infants, and the Drama ...
Provides insights into behaviors expressed between parents and their infant children from conception and how these behaviors affect the child's development.
T. Berry Brazelton, Bertrand G. Cramer, 1991
3
Earth's Earliest Ages
(Foreword by G. H. Lang) A study of Genesis 1 to 6, plus an extended discussion of Eastern religions and the occult.
G. H. Pember, 19
4
An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to ...
How to grasp it? This pathbreaking classroom reader was designed to respond to that problem. The literary works selected for inclusion in this anthology introduce the core cultural and historical themes of Russian civilization.
Nicholas Rzhevsky, 2005
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The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts
Superb documentation. Painstaking accuracy. That's what makes this work an invaluable reference for serious Bible students. Contains the text of all the earliest New Testament Greek manuscripts that have been found to date.
Philip Wesley Comfort, David P. Barrett, 2001
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The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering: Origin, ...
This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the ...
Valeriy A. Alikin, 2010
7
The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text
First published in 1830, the Book of Mormon is the authoritative scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its estimated 13 million members.
Royal Skousen, 2009
8
Q, the Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original ...
Though this document has never been found, John Kloppenborg offers a succinct account of why scholars maintain it existed in the first place and demonstrates how they have been able to reconstruct its contents and wording from the two later ...
John S. Kloppenborg, 2008
9
The Earliest Norwegian Laws: Being the Gulathing Law and the ...
The FrostathingII. The Church LawIII. The Church Law-ContinuedIV. The Law of Personal RightsV. Miscellaneous ProvisionsVI. The Wergeld SystemVII. The Law of the Coast DefenseVIII. The Inheritance LawIX. The Inheritance Law-ContinuedX.
‎2011
10
Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest of Times to ...
A true classic of history and literature
‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARLIEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earliest is used in the context of the following news items.
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BFI's Britain On Film series displays world's earliest home movies
... videos of 1960s beauty queens and the world's first ever home video, taken in 1902; Do you know anyone who featured in any of the movies ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Chromosomal abnormalities in embryos created for IVF can be …
... or sperm - and can be used to predict whether an embryo is chromosomally normal or abnormal at the earliest stage of human development. «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
3
Singapore-bound Serena Williams becomes earliest Finals qualifier
World number one Serena Williams added yet another record to her glittering tennis resume by becoming the earliest qualifier for the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Telling the story of Boxford – online: Earliest TM records on town …
Would you like to see a copy of the Declaration of Independence that was hand copied by Boxford Town Clerk Aaron Wood back in 1776? «Wicked Local Topsfield, Jul 15»
5
Learn About Brevard's Earliest People, the Ais Indians, During …
Come learn about Brevard's earliest people, the Ais Indians, from a great lineup of speakers. (Image for SpaceCoastDaily.com). BREVARD ... «SpaceCoastDaily.com, Jul 15»
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India asks Chinese vessels to leave Indian waters at earliest
“Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre (China) and the Chinese vessels have been advised to undertake passage to Iran at the earliest. «News Nation, Jul 15»
7
One of the Earliest Feature Films Was This Italian Adaptation of …
The first motion pictures were simple image sequences — like that captured by British photographer Eadweard Muybridge using a series of ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
8
Archaeologists create prehistoric treasure trove of earliest evidence …
100,000 archaeological artefacts, dating from as far back as 6,000 BC and including evidence of the earliest human civilisation on the isles, ... «Culture24, Jul 15»
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Earliest surviving rare 1923 Aston Martin goes under the hammer
The 1923 Aston Martin was the 12th production car the famous British company made - and is the earliest surviving one left. The two-seater ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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More support for amyloidosis as earliest AD biomarker
medwireNews: A longitudinal study of people with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (AD) shows that β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition begins ... «medwireNews, Jul 15»

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