Pinnacle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɪnəkl|
Brit.
|ˈpɪnək(ə)l|
noun
- (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (syn: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (syn: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top)
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- a lofty peakverb
- surmount with a pinnacle
pinnacle a pediment
- raise on or as if on a pinnacleHe did not want to be pinnacled
Extra examples
...a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success...
She had reached the pinnacle of her political career.
The bank was then at the pinnacle of England's financial system.
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
He did not want to be pinnacled
Word forms
noun
singular: pinnacle
plural: pinnacles
singular: pinnacle
plural: pinnacles
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