HyperDic: extremity

English > 5 senses of the word *extremity*:
NOUN	body	extremity, appendage, member	an external body part that projects from the body
	state	extremity	an extreme / extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
	state	extremity	the greatest or utmost degree
	location	extremity	the outermost or farthest region or point
	body	extremity	that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

extremity > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkstreh'mahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *extremity*: 5 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	An external body part that projects from the body.
Synonyms	appendage, member
Narrower	chelicera	Either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid
	claw, chela, nipper, pincer	A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
	digit, dactyl	A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
	fang	An appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom
	fin	organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
	limb	One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping
	mouthpart	Any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding
	parapodium	One of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing
	swimmeret, pleopod	One of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
Broader	external body part	Any body part visible externally
Spanish	extremidad, miembro
Catalan	extremitat, membre

English > *extremity*: 5 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	An extreme / extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease).
Narrower	bitter end	The final / final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)
Broader	adversity, hardship, hard knocks	A state of misfortune or affliction
Adjectives	extreme	far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree
Adjectives	extreme	of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

English > *extremity*: 5 senses > noun 3, state
Meaning	The greatest or utmost degree.
Example	"the extremity of despair"
Broader	ultimacy, ultimateness	The state or degree of being ultimate
Spanish	extremidad
Catalan	extremitat
Adjectives	extreme	far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree
Adjectives	extreme	of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

English > *extremity*: 5 senses > noun 4, location
Meaning	The outermost or farthest region or point.
Narrower	boundary, bound, bounds	The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
	end, terminal	Either extremity of something that has length
	extreme point, extreme, extremum	The point located farthest from the middle of something
	limit	As far as something can go
Broader	region, part	The extended spatial location of something
Spanish	extremidad, extremo
Catalan	extremitat, extrem, part extrema, punt remot
Adjectives	extreme	most distant in any direction

English > *extremity*: 5 senses > noun 5, body
Meaning	That part of a limb that is farthest from the torso.
Part of	limb	One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping
Narrower	finger	Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
	hand, manus, mitt, paw	The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
	toe	One of the digits of the foot
	vertebrate foot, pedal extremity	The extremity of the limb in vertebrates
Broader	external body part	Any body part visible externally
Spanish	extremidad
Catalan	extremitat

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