[responsivevoice] apogee [/responsivevoice] [ ap-uh-jee ]
The word of the day is ‘apogee.’
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Pinnacle
2. A climax
3. Culmination
4. The highest point in the development of something
1. Hindi – Paraakaashtha
2. Spanish – Apogeo
3. French – Apogée
4. Mandarin – Yuǎndìdiǎn
1. The first renaissance obtained its apogee toward the year 1500.
2. It seems that arborescent vegetation had then attained its apogee.
3. His tiny talent reached its apogee in ‘The Rape of the Lock.’
4. This was the climax of the prelate’s favour, the apogee of his power.
5. The apogee of the sun is synonymous with the aphelion of the earth.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
apex, acme, climax, crest, peak, summit, zenith etc.
Some antonyms of the word are:
base, bottom, nadir
Quotation:
The first half of the 1960s was the apogee of what might be termed the Age of Cool – as defined by that quality of being simultaneously with-it and disengaged, in control but nonchalant, knowing but ironically self-aware, and above all inscrutably undemonstrative.
Martin Filler
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