extremity

Meanings

Noun

an external body part that projects from the body
an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
the greatest or utmost degree
- "the extremity of despair"
the outermost or farthest region or point
that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
The most extreme or furthest point of something.
An extreme measure.
A hand or foot.
A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English extremite, from Old French extremité, from Latin extrēmitātem (“extremity; border, perimeter; ending”), from extrēmīs (“furthest, extreme”) + -itās (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being); see extreme. Extrēmīs is derived from exter (“external, outward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + -issimus (superlative suffix) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (comparative suffix) + *-(t)m̥mo- (absolutive case suffix)).

Synonyms

appendage, limb, member, tip

Scrabble Score: 21

extremity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
extremity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 21

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