extremity (Meaning)
extremity (n)
an external body part that projects from the body
an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
the greatest or utmost degree
the outermost or farthest region or point
that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
extremity (n.)
The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form.
The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
Synonyms & Antonyms of extremity
extremity Sentence Examples
- The climber inched carefully across the narrow ledge, his hands and feet clinging to the rock with desperate extremity.
- In the extremity of her grief, the widow collapsed to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably.
- The doctor warned the patient that amputation would be necessary if the infection reached the extremity of the limb.
- The space probe was destroyed in a fiery explosion when it reached the extremity of its mission.
- The survivors of the shipwreck clung to the wreckage with grim extremity, waiting for rescue.
- The daredevil skier pushed the limits of his sport to the extremity, performing dangerous jumps and stunts.
- The artist's latest work was a large, abstract painting that explored the extremity of human emotion.
- The politician's speech was filled with extreme rhetoric, appealing to the extremity of his supporters.
- The environmental activist chained himself to the gate of the factory in an extremity of protest against pollution.
- The athlete pushed herself to the extremity of her physical limits in order to win the race.
FAQs About the word extremity
an external body part that projects from the body, an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease), the greatest or utmost degree, the outerm
crisis, head, Dunkirk, clutch, situation, exigency, possibility, point of no return,crossroad(s), breaking point
No antonyms found.
The climber inched carefully across the narrow ledge, his hands and feet clinging to the rock with desperate extremity.
In the extremity of her grief, the widow collapsed to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably.
The doctor warned the patient that amputation would be necessary if the infection reached the extremity of the limb.
The space probe was destroyed in a fiery explosion when it reached the extremity of its mission.
