southernmost

/'sʌðənmoust/

Thân thiện

Key West is the southernmost point in the continental United States.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Situated farthest south: The word "southernmost" describes the location that is the most southerly in a given area, region, or group. It is the superlative form indicating the extreme southern position.

Usage

• "Southernmost" is used attributively before a noun to specify that noun's position relative to others.
• It is a compound adjective formed from "southern" and the superlative suffix "-most."
• It is typically used in geographical contexts but can be applied to any defined space.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States.
  • We visited the southernmost point of the island.
  • The expedition aimed to reach the southernmost edge of the glacier.

Advanced Usage

• "the southernmost of": Used to specify one item as the farthest south within a set.
  • This village is the southernmost of all the settlements in the valley.
• In comparative contexts, though it is a superlative, it can be part of a comparison to other extreme points.
  • While Cape Town is far south, Cape Agulhas is the southernmost tip of Africa.

Variants and Related Words

• South (n., adj., adv.): The cardinal direction.
• Southern (adj.): Relating to or situated in the south.
• Southerly (adj., adv.): In a southward direction or from the south.
• Southward (adj., adv.): Toward the south.

Synonyms

• Farthest south: The most precise synonym, directly equivalent in meaning.
• Most southerly: A common descriptive synonym.

Antonyms

• Northernmost: Situated farthest north.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. situated farthest south
   • Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States

Từ đồng nghĩa

• southmost