n.
Function: noun
1 an extreme state or condition FF1C; an extreme of poverty FF1E;
Synonyms: extremity
Related Words: excess, inordinancy
2 something situated at or marking one end or the other of a range FF1C; extremes of heat and cold FF1E;
Synonyms: extremity, limit
Related Words: climax, consummation, culmination; ceiling, crest, crown, height; peak, pinnacle, summit, top; maximum, utmost, uttermost