Climax — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

the decisive moment in a novel or play

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kʌŋktˈeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪsəlfˌɪdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪsəlfˌɪdz/

2 syllables Say it as /kʌŋktˈeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

the climax of the artist's career
in the flood tide of his success
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

culminate sexual climax orgasm culmination coming flood tide

Parts of Speech

noun	the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding “the climax of the artist's career”
noun	the decisive moment in a novel or play “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”
noun	the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
noun	the most severe stage of a disease
noun	arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
verb	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage “The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”

Word Forms

climactic	adjective	consisting of or causing a climax
climax	verb	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
culminate	verb	reach the highest or most decisive point
come	verb	experience orgasm
culmination	noun	a final climactic stage
climax	noun	the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Höhepunkt

der höchste Punkt von allem, was man sich als Wachsen, Entwickeln oder Entfalten vorstellt

🇪🇸Spanish

clímax

El punto más alto de cualquier cosa concebida como crecimiento, desarrollo o desarrollo.

🇵🇹Portuguese

clímax

o ponto mais alto de qualquer coisa concebida como crescendo, desenvolvendo-se ou desdobrando-se

🇷🇺Russian

кульминация

высшая точка всего, что считается растущим, развивающимся или разворачивающимся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कर्ष

किसी भी चीज़ का उच्चतम बिंदु जिसे बढ़ने या विकसित होने या प्रकट होने के रूप में देखा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লাইম্যাক্স

ক্রমবর্ধমান বা বিকাশ বা উদ্ভাসিত হিসাবে কল্পনা করা যে কোনও কিছুর সর্বোচ্চ বিন্দু

🇮🇳Tamil

க்ளைமாக்ஸ்

வளரும் அல்லது வளரும் அல்லது விரிவடைவது என கருதப்படும் எதையும் மிக உயர்ந்த புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లైమాక్స్

పెరుగుతున్న లేదా అభివృద్ధి చెందుతున్న లేదా ముగుస్తున్నట్లు భావించిన ఏదైనా యొక్క అత్యున్నత స్థానం

🇮🇳Marathi

कळस

वाढणारी किंवा विकसनशील किंवा उलगडणारी म्हणून कल्पना केलेल्या कोणत्याही गोष्टीचा सर्वोच्च बिंदू

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરાકાષ્ઠા

વધતી જતી અથવા વિકાસશીલ અથવા પ્રગટ થવાની કલ્પના કરેલી કોઈપણ વસ્તુનો ઉચ્ચતમ બિંદુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲೈಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್

ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಅತ್ಯುನ್ನತ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലൈമാക്സ്

വളരുന്നതോ വികസിക്കുന്നതോ വികസിക്കുന്നതോ ആയി സങ്കൽപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ട എല്ലാറ്റിൻ്റെയും ഏറ്റവും ഉയർന്ന പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਾਈਮੈਕਸ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਧਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلائمکس

کسی بھی چیز کا سب سے اونچا نقطہ جس کے بارے میں تصور کیا جاتا ہے جیسے بڑھنے یا ترقی پذیر یا کھلنے کے طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高潮

任何被认为正在成长、发展或展开的事物的最高点

🇯🇵Japanese

クライマックス

成長、発展、または展開すると考えられるものの最高点

🇰🇷Korean

클라이맥스

성장, 발전, 전개로 생각되는 모든 것의 가장 높은 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh điểm

điểm cao nhất của bất cứ điều gì được coi là đang phát triển hoặc đang phát triển hoặc mở ra

🇹🇭Thai

จุดสุดยอด

จุดสูงสุดของสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งที่กำลังเติบโตหรือกำลังพัฒนาหรือแผ่ออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

klimaks

titik tertinggi dari segala sesuatu yang dianggap tumbuh atau berkembang atau berkembang

🇵🇭Filipino

kasukdulan

ang pinakamataas na punto ng anumang bagay na naisip bilang lumalaki o umuunlad o lumalaganap

🇲🇾Malay

klimaks

titik tertinggi dari apa-apa yang difikirkan sebagai berkembang atau berkembang atau terbentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذروة

أعلى نقطة في أي شيء يمكن تصوره على أنه ينمو أو يتطور أو يتكشف

🇮🇷Persian

اوج

بالاترین نقطه هر چیزی که به عنوان رشد یا توسعه یا آشکار شدن تصور می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

doruk

Büyümek, gelişmek veya açılmak olarak düşünülen herhangi bir şeyin en yüksek noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂיא

הנקודה הגבוהה ביותר של כל דבר שנחשב כצומח או מתפתח או מתפתח

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