extremity
noun/ɪkˈstreməti/
/ɪkˈstreməti/
(plural extremities)
- [countable] the furthest point, end or limit of something
- The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range.
- We travelled the whole distance between the two extremities of the island.
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- [countable, uncountable] the degree to which a situation, a feeling, an action, etc. is extreme, difficult or unusual
- the extremities/extremity of pain
- extremities[plural] (formal) the parts of your body that are furthest from the centre, especially your hands and feet
- Cold extremities and a hot head are the first signs of the fever.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French extremite or Latin extremitas, from extremus ‘utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.
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