Definition of extremity Extremity
/ɛkstɹɛˈmʌti/ - [ekstremutee] - ex•trem•i•ty
We found 13 definitions of extremity from 4 different sources.
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What does extremity mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: extremities |
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| extremity - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" | ||
| appendage, member | ||
| external body part any body part visible externally | ||
| chelicera either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing | ||
| mouthpart any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding | ||
| fang hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison | ||
| chela, nipper, pincer, claw a Hindu disciple of a swami | ||
| parapodium one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing | ||
| fin organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals | ||
| pleopod, swimmeret one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming | ||
| limb the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant" | ||
| extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso | ||
| external body part any body part visible externally | ||
| limb the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant" | ||
| pedal extremity, vertebrate foot the extremity of the limb in vertebrates | ||
| manus, mitt, paw, hand a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped | ||
| finger one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb | ||
| extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point | ||
| region, part a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" | ||
| bounds, boundary, bound the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | ||
| terminal, end station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | ||
| extreme point, extreme, extremum the point located farthest from the middle of something | ||
| extremity - an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) | ||
| hard knocks, adversity, hardship a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities" | ||
| extremity - the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair" | ||
| ultimacy, ultimateness the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- extremity (n.)
The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country. - extremity (n.)
One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man. - extremity (n.)
The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form. - extremity (n.)
The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
Part of speech
🔤- extremity, noun, singular of extremities.
