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America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.
Alexander Graham Bell

Meaning of "greatest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREATEST

greatest  [ˈɡreɪtɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREATEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greatest can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GREATEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greatest

Greatest may refer to: ▪ Greatest!, a 1959 album by Johnny Cash ▪ Bee Gees Greatest, a 1979 album ▪ Greatest, 1990 ▪ Greatest, 1998...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREATEST


fittest
ˈfɪtɪst
fortuitist
fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪst
hereditist
həˈrɛdɪtɪst
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
lithotritist
lɪˈθɒtrɪtɪst
magnetist
ˈmæɡnɪtɪst
phonetist
ˈfəʊnɪtɪst
pietist
ˈpaɪɪtɪst
portraitist
ˈpɔːtrɪtɪst
quietist
ˈkwaɪɪtɪst
relativitist
ˌreləˈtɪvɪtɪst
rightist
ˈraɪtɪst
Sanskritist
ˈsænskrɪtɪst
Semitist
ˈsemɪtɪst
serendipitist
ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtɪst
spiritist
ˈspɪrɪtɪst
statist
ˈsteɪtɪst
syncretist
ˈsɪŋkrɪtɪst
synthetist
ˈsɪnθɪtɪst
ultrarightist
ˌʌltrəˈraɪtɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREATEST

greater celandine
greater forkbeard
greater koodoo
greater kudu
Greater London
Greater London Authority
Greater Manchester
greater periwinkle
greater pichiciego
greater sand eel
greater scaup
greater spearwort
greater spotted dogfish
greater spotted woodpecker
Greater Sunda Islands
greater weever
greatest common divisor
greatest happiness principle

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREATEST

at the latest
attest
beta-test
blood test
blood-test
contest
crash test
crash-test
drug test
Eurovision Song Contest
hottest
pregnancy test
protest
road test
road-test
stress test
test
the greatest
the latest
Turing test

Synonyms and antonyms of greatest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GREATEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «greatest» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of greatest
able · absolute · active · adept · admirable · adroit · arrant · august · awesome · awfully · barrie · beaut · belting · big · big-time · bitchin´ · boffo · booshit · brill · bulky · capital · celebrated · chief · chivalrous · colossal · complete · consequential · considerable · consummate · crack · cracking · critical · crucial · decided · def · devoted · dignified · distinguished · dope · downright · egregious · elephantine · eminent · enormous · enthusiastic · exalted · exceedingly · excellent · excessive · exo · expert · extended · extensive · extravagant · extreme · extremely · famed · famous · fantastic · fine · first-rate · flagrant · gigantic · ginormous · glorious · good · GR8 · grand · grave · heavy · heroic · high · high-minded · huge · idealistic · illustrious · immense · important · impressive · inordinate · keen · large · lead · leading · lengthy · lofty · long · magnanimous · main · major · major league · mammoth · marvellous · masterly · mean · mega · momentous · noble · notable · noteworthy · out-and-out · outstanding · paramount · particularly · pearler · perfect · phat · positive · primary · princely · principal · prodigious · proficient · prolonged · prominent · pronounced · protracted · rad · really · remarkable · renowned · schmick · serious · significant · sik · skilful · skilled · sovereign · stellar · stupendous · sublime · superb · superior · superlative · supersize · talented · terrific · thoroughgoing · topping · total · tremendous · truly · unmitigated · unqualified · utter · vast · very · voluminous · weighty · wonderful · world-class · zealous

Translation of «greatest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREATEST

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

Translator English - Chinese

最大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

greatest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सबसे बड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أعظم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

большой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বাধিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paling besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

größte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最大の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가장 큰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lớn nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महानतम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

En büyük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

największe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

великий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cea mai mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγαλύτερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grootste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

störst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

størst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greatest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREATEST»

The term «greatest» is very widely used and occupies the 3.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREATEST» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «GREATEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word greatest.
1
Paul Arden
Your vision of where or who you want to be is your greatest asset.
2
Aristotle
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
3
Sai Baba
Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
4
Orlando Aloysius Battista
The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
5
Gerry Beckley
If anyone asks me about the George Martin years I usually say I group all of that stuff together as the single greatest experience but I wasn't scared I was just really looking forward to it.
6
Louis Begley
As you know, I am a novelist, and I really want to write novels. But I knew enough about the Dreyfus case to understand immediately why what happened to Dreyfus was not merely a cause celebre from the end of the 19th century, but an event that could be shown to teach us lessons of the greatest importance for our own time.
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Alexander Graham Bell
America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.
8
Annie Besant
The destruction of India's village system was the greatest of England's blunders.
9
Matt Blunt
The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs.
10
Alain de Botton
My greatest joy comes from creativity: from feeling that I have been able to identify a certain aspect of human nature and crystallise a phenomenon in words.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREATEST»

Discover the use of greatest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greatest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Lays out evidence in defense of the theory of evolution and provides a summary of evolutionary biology, with detailed explanations of scientific concepts.
Richard Dawkins, 2009
2
Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World
Offers readers a popular expert's introduction to more of the greatest and most popular handguns of all time.
Massad Ayoob, 2012
3
Life's Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter
A collection of twenty life principles based on the values of integrity and compassion explains how to enrich one's life by embracing healthier attitudes about money, success, and having fun.
Hal Urban, 2005
4
The World Greatest Blackjack Book
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Lance Humble, 2010
5
100 Greatest Science Inventions of All Time
Discover the "who", "what", "when", and "how" of 100 amazing inventions.
Kendall F. Haven, 2006
6
The Greatest Killer: Smallpox in History
In The Greatest Killer, Donald R. Hopkins provides a fascinating account of smallpox and its role in human history.
Donald R. Hopkins, 2002
7
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
Filled with Durant's renowned wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple and exciting terms, this is a pocket-size liberal arts and humanist curriculum in one volume.
Will Durant, 2002
8
The Greatest Salesman in the World
What you are today is not important... for in this runaway bestseller you will learn how to change your life by applying the secrets you are about to discover in the ancient scrolls. From the Paperback edition.
Og Mandino, 2011
9
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us ...
In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both cultural and economic terms) places to live.
Edward Glaeser, 2011
10
Muhammad Ali: "I Am the Greatest"
"A biography of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, discussing his early struggles with racism, rise to fame as a world heavyweight champion, personal hardships, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, and legacy"--Provided by ...
John Micklos, Jr., 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREATEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greatest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lawler-MacDonald II on 'greatest fight of all-time' shortlist, but at …
How magnificent was the UFC welterweight championship battle between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald on Saturday night at UFC 189? «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
2
Vote for baseball's greatest living player
Fans also could vote for Baseball's Greatest Living Player, from a list of eight nominees or ... So who would do you think is Baseball's Greatest Living Player? «AL.com, Jul 15»
3
The Greatest Trades Ever
His story is one of the greatest in American history, and is he certainly an immigrant who made good. Prior to the sale there were a couple of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Greatest Animated Disney Movie of All Time: Vote for the Final Four!
We know it's a lot to ask you guys, but one of our childhood faves has to be crowned the Greatest Animated Disney Movie of All Time, and it's up ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
5
Watch the greatest Red Sox moments in All-Star Game history
It was the bottom of the ninth. The American League trailed, 5-4, with runners on the corners and the best hitter who ever lived up to bat. «Boston.com, Jul 15»
6
Hamilton's Derby performance voted greatest ever
Who could forget Josh Hamilton's power display for the ages during the Home Run Derby in 2008? Twitter fans certainly haven't. Using the ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
7
What is the greatest threat to national security
“They present the greatest existential threat,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee at his confirmation hearing. “If you look at their ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Malzahn calls Muschamp the greatest defensive mind in football.
On the defensive side of the football, Malzahn said the Tigers' front seven will be their greatest strength, which is helped by the return of ... «Tuscaloosa News, Jul 15»
9
Rudin: Investing in our greatest appreciable asset
That's why I've invested more than 20 years of my life in developing our greatest appreciable asset – people. That's also why I believe one of ... «Northwest Herald, Jul 15»
10
Djokovic Beats 'Greatest Challenge' Federer for Wimbledon Title
“He's a great champion and one of the greatest challenges I've ever had to face,” Djokovic said at the trophy ceremony to the crowd, which ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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