pinnacle
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What does pinnacle mean?
A pinnacle is the highest point of something, especially success or fame. The pinnacle of a person’s career, for example, is the point at which they are most successful in their field.
In a literal sense, a pinnacle is a tall peak of a mountain.
In architecture, a pinnacle is an upright structure (usually some kind of cone, pyramid, or spire) that rises up from the roof of a building or caps a tower.
Example: Reaching the pinnacle of Sagarmāthā was the pinnacle of my mountaineering career.
Where does pinnacle come from?
The first records of the word pinnacle come from the 1300s. It comes from the late Latin word pinnāculum, meaning “gable” (the triangular part at the peak of a roof), from the Latin pinna, meaning “wing.”
When you reach the pinnacle of a mountain or your career, you are at the highest point—you can’t go any higher. At the pinnacle of a mountain, everything is below you, and it’s all downhill from there, as the saying goes. The same goes for the pinnacle of success or fame, though some people stay on top without ever having to come down.
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How is pinnacle used in real life?
Pinnacle is most often used in a figurative way to discuss the peak of something, like someone’s career, an art form, or an era of film or television.
Dannielle Khan takes part @Glasgow2014 today and says it will be the pinnacle of her career: http://t.co/HWTjdrKuZX pic.twitter.com/bTJSpYi29L
— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) July 24, 2014
Is the Champions League final the display of the pinnacle of ability and craft of the beautiful game? Well-honed teams of players from around the world playing for clubs in the world's top leagues. Can anything else come close?
— Matt Staub (@staubio) August 23, 2020
This is your view from the pinnacle of Austria's Schafberg Mountain… almost 6,000 ft… Phew! pic.twitter.com/Q68YjzlQRV
— Memory Making Vacations (@MyMMVacation) February 5, 2020
Try using pinnacle!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of pinnacle?
A. peak
B. culmination
C. summit
D. foundation
How to use pinnacle in a sentence
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