outmost

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noun

That which is outmost.

Similar
outermostouter
Opposite
centremostinmostinnermost
OriginMiddle English [Term?]influ. ← English out ← Old English ūte →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative outermost

  1. superlativesuperlative form of outer: most outer; farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.

    To wander like a god-devoted thing Along earth's outmost tracts;

    1866, Augusta Webster (transl.), The Prometheus Bound of Æschylus, page 48, lines 681–682
nounoutmost (plural outmosts)

plural outmosts · alternative outermost

  1. That which is outmost.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesituated at the farthest possible point from a center

Similar
outermostouter
Also see
outeroutermostultimateutmost

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ūt
  4. Old Englishūt
  5. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  6. Proto-Germanic*ūtai
  7. Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
  8. Old Englishūte
  9. Middle Englishoute
  10. Englishout
  11. Middle English[Term?]influ.
  12. Englishoutmost

From out + -most.

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Translations

Bulgarian най-външен
  • най-външен (naj-vănšen)farthest outside
Finnish uloimmainen
  • uloimmainenfarthest outside
Swedish ytterst
  • ytterstfarthest outside
Cite this entry
APA

outmost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmost

MLA

“outmost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmost. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outmost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmost.

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