Amazing vs. Superlative — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Amazing and Superlative
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Amazing
To affect with great wonder; astonish.
Superlative
Of the highest order, quality, or degree; surpassing or superior to all others.
Amazing
(Obsolete) To bewilder; perplex.
Superlative
Excessive or exaggerated.
Amazing
To cause great wonder or astonishment
A sight that amazes.
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Superlative
(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest.
Amazing
Amazement; wonder.
Superlative
Something of the highest possible excellence.
Amazing
Present participle of amaze
Superlative
The highest degree; the acme.
Amazing
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
Superlative
The superlative degree.
Amazing
(informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
Superlative
An adjective or adverb expressing the superlative degree, as in brightest, the superlative of the adjective bright, or most brightly, the superlative of the adverb brightly.
Amazing
Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace.
Superlative
The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
Amazing
Surprising greatly;
She does an amazing amount of work
The dog was capable of astonishing tricks
Superlative
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
The superlative of "big" is "biggest".
Amazing
Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
New York is an amazing city
The Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
The awesome complexity of the universe
This sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath
Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
Superlative
(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!
Superlative
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
Superlative
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
Superlative
Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character.
Superlative
Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright.
Superlative
That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.
Superlative
The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, a form or word by which the superlative degree is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy, least windy, are all superlatives.
Superlative
An exaggerated expression (usually of praise);
The critics lavished superlatives on it
Superlative
The highest level or degree attainable;
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
Superlative
The superlative form of an adjective;
`best' is the superlative form of `good'
Superlative
Highest in quality
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