Pinnacle
WordNet
noun
(1) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
(2) A lofty peak
(3) The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
"His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
"The artist's gifts are at their acme"
"At the height of her career"
"The peak of perfection"
"Summer was at its peak"
"...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
"The summit of his ambition"
"So many highest superlatives achieved by man"
"At the top of his profession"
verb
(4) Raise on or as if on a pinnacle
"He did not want to be pinnacled"
(5) Surmount with a pinnacle
"Pinnacle a pediment"
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Etymology
< < , < , double. dim., < ; see .
Noun
- The highest point.
- A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
- An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success