Meaning

5 senses
  1. A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.

    Höhepunkt, Gipfel

    пикpik, кульминацияkulʹminacija

    кульмінаціяkulʹminacija, пікpik, апоге́йapohéj

    the highest point (of something)

  2. A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.

  3. (rare)Full bloom or reproductive maturity.

    Blüte des Lebens

    расцветrascvet

  4. (euphemistic)Sexual orgasm.

  5. Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Actually his work has reached the acme of perfection.

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  2. The acme of shamelessness is to be not ashamed of being shameless.

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  3. When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall.

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  4. Coyotes usually chase roadrunners without the assistance of Acme products.

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  5. Tom bought an ACME anvil.

    deTom kaufte einen ACME Amboss.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the highest point:
Русский
By meaning 2
the highest point:
full bloom:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the highest point:
full bloom:

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point; high point”).

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point; high point”).

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Forms

plural: acmes
Singularacme
Pluralacmes

regular

Synonyms

34 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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