a. | 1. | Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. | ||||||
2. | Greatest in degree; | |||||||
3. | Highest in rank; greatest.
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adv. | 1. | In the greatest or highest degree. |
Adj. | 1. | most - (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" Antonyms: fewest - (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory" |
2. | most - the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" Antonyms: least - the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone" | |
Adv. | 1. | most - used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" Synonyms: to the highest degree Antonyms: least, to the lowest degree - used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake" |
2. | most - very; "a most welcome relief" | |
3. | most - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |