PINNACLE

pinnacle

(noun) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

pinnacle

(noun) a lofty peak

acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; “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”

pinnacle

(verb) raise on or as if on a pinnacle; “He did not want to be pinnacled”

pinnacle

(verb) surmount with a pinnacle; “pinnacle a pediment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pinnacle (plural pinnacles)

The highest point.

Antonym: nadir

A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.

(figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.

(architecture) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

Synonyms

• See also apex

Verb

pinnacle (third-person singular simple present pinnacles, present participle pinnacling, simple past and past participle pinnacled)

To put something on a pinnacle.

To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

Anagrams

• pannicle

Source: Wiktionary

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Pin"na*cle, n. Etym: [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc. Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around. Milton.

2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit. Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. Tennyson. The slippery tops of human state, The gilded pinnacles of fate. Cowley.

Pin"na*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinnacled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinnacling.]

Definition: To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. T. Warton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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