Pinnacle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪnəkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪnəkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪnəkəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪnəkəl/.

Examples

his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme
at the height of her career

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

height meridian summit superlative elevation peak acme top tiptop

Parts of Speech

noun	(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
noun	the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
noun	a lofty peak
verb	surmount with a pinnacle “pinnacle a pediment”
verb	raise on or as if on a pinnacle “He did not want to be pinnacled”

Word Forms

pinnacle	verb	surmount with a pinnacle
elevate	verb	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
peak	verb	to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
superlative	adjective	highest in quality
meridian	adjective	being at the best stage of development; - Robert Browning
top	verb	be ahead of others; be the first
pinnacle	noun	(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Höhepunkt

(Architektur) ein schlanker, aufrechter Turm auf der Spitze eines Turmpfeilers

🇫🇷French

sommet

(architecture) une flèche élancée et verticale au sommet d'un contrefort de tour

🇪🇸Spanish

pináculo

(arquitectura) una esbelta aguja vertical en la cima de un contrafuerte de la torre

🇮🇹Italian

pinnacolo

(architettura) snella guglia eretta in cima al contrafforte di una torre

🇳🇱Dutch

toppunt

(architectuur) een slanke rechtopstaande torenspits op de top van een steunbeer van de toren

🇵🇹Portuguese

pináculo

(arquitetura) uma torre esbelta e vertical no topo de um contraforte de torre

🇷🇺Russian

вершина

(архитектура) стройный вертикальный шпиль на вершине контрфорса башни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिखर

(वास्तुकला) टावर के एक पुश्ते के शीर्ष पर एक पतला सीधा शिखर

🇧🇩Bengali

চূড়া

(স্থাপত্য) টাওয়ারের গুচ্ছের শীর্ষে একটি সরু খাড়া চূড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சம்

(கட்டிடக்கலை) கோபுரத்தின் உச்சியில் ஒரு மெல்லிய நிமிர்ந்த கோபுரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శిఖరం

(వాస్తుశిల్పం) టవర్ పైభాగంలో ఒక సన్నని నిటారుగా ఉండే శిఖరం

🇮🇳Marathi

शिखर

(आर्किटेक्चर) टॉवरच्या बुटाच्या शीर्षस्थानी एक सडपातळ सरळ स्पायर

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિખર

(વાસ્તુશાસ્ત્ર) ટાવરના બટ્રેસની ટોચ પર એક પાતળો સીધો સ્પાયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಖರ

(ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ) ಗೋಪುರದ ಬುಡದ ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ನೇರವಾದ ಶಿಖರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊടുമുടി

(വാസ്തുവിദ്യ) ഗോപുരത്തിൻ്റെ നിതംബത്തിൻ്റെ മുകളിൽ നേർത്ത കുത്തനെയുള്ള ശിഖരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਖਰ

(ਆਰਕੀਟੈਕਚਰ) ਟਾਵਰ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਬੁਟਰਸ ਦੇ ਸਿਖਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪਤਲੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਚੋਟੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوٹی

(فن تعمیر) ٹاور کے بٹریس کے اوپری حصے میں ایک پتلی سیدھی چوٹی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巅峰

（建筑）塔楼扶壁顶部的细长直立尖顶

🇯🇵Japanese

頂点

(建築) 塔の控え壁の頂上にある細い直立した尖塔

🇰🇷Korean

작은 첨탑

(건축물) 탑의 버팀대 꼭대기에 있는 가느다란 직립 첨탑

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỉnh cao

(kiến trúc) ngọn tháp mảnh mai thẳng đứng trên đỉnh trụ tháp

🇹🇭Thai

จุดสุดยอด

(สถาปัตยกรรม) ยอดแหลมเรียวตั้งตรงบนยอดหอคอย

🇮🇩Indonesian

puncak

(Arsitektur) puncak menara tegak ramping di puncak penopang menara

🇵🇭Filipino

sumikat

(architecture) isang payat na patayo na spire sa tuktok ng isang buttress ng tore

🇲🇾Malay

puncak

(seni bina) menara tegak yang langsing di puncak menara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قمة

(هندسة معمارية) برج مستدق نحيف منتصب في أعلى دعامة البرج

🇮🇷Persian

اوج

(معماری) گلدسته باریک و قائم در بالای تکیه برج

🇹🇷Turkish

zirve

(mimari) kule payandasının tepesindeki ince, dik kule

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׂיא

(ארכיטקטורה) צריח זקוף ודק בראשו של תומכת מגדל

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