English-Thai Dictionary

paramount

ADJ ซึ่ง อยู่ สูงสุด  ซึ่ง มีอำนาจ สูงสุด  predominant supreme eminent sueng-yu-suang-sud

 

paramount

N ผู้ปกครอง ชั้นสูง สุด  dominant phu-pok-krong-chan-suang-sud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARAMOUNT

a. 1. Superior to all others; possessing the highest title or jurisdiction; as lord paramount, the chief lord of the fee, or of lands, tenements and hereditaments. In England, the king is lord paramount, of whom all the land in the kingdom is supposed to be held. But in some cases the lord of several manors is called the lord paramount.
2. Eminent; of the highest order.
3. Superior to all others; as, private interest is usually paramount to all other considerations.

 

PARAMOUNT

n.The chief; the highest in rank or order.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARAMOUNT

Par "a *mount, a. Etym: [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per )+ amont above. See Amount. ]

 

Defn: Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent; as, a paramount duty. "A traitor paramount. " Bacon. Lady paramount (Archery ), the lady making the best score. -- Lord paramount, the king.

 

Syn. Superior; principal; preëminent; chief.

 

PARAMOUNT

PARAMOUNT Par "a *mount, n.

 

Defn: The highest or chief. Milton.

 

PARAMOUNTLY

PARAMOUNTLY Par "a *mount `ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a paramount manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Paramount

Par a mount |ˈparəˌmount ˈpærəmaʊnt | a city in southwestern California, southeast of Los Angeles; pop. 55,236 (est. 2008 ).

 

paramount

par a mount |ˈparəˌmount ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt | ▶adjective more important than anything else; supreme: the interests of the child are of paramount importance. • [ attrib. ] having supreme power: a paramount chief. DERIVATIVES par a mount cy |-sē |noun, par a mount ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘highest in jurisdiction ’ in the phrases lord paramount and paramount chief ): from Anglo-Norman French paramont, from Old French par ‘by ’ + amont ‘above. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

Paramount

Paramount |ˈparəmaʊnt | a US film production and distribution company established in 1914. A major studio of the silent era, Paramount acted as an outlet for many of the films of Cecil B. de Mille and helped to create stars such as Mary Pickford and Rudolf Valentino.

 

Paramount

Par a mount |ˈparəˌmount ˈpærəmaʊnt | a city in southwestern California, southeast of Los Angeles; pop. 55,236 (est. 2008 ).

 

paramount

para |mount |ˈparəmaʊnt | ▶adjective 1 more important than anything else; supreme: the interests of the child are of paramount importance. 2 [ attrib. ] having supreme power: a paramount chief. DERIVATIVES paramountcy noun, paramountly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘highest in jurisdiction ’ in the phrases lord paramount and paramount chief ): from Anglo-Norman French paramont, from Old French par ‘by ’ + amont ‘above ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

paramount

paramount adjective the safety of the staff is paramount: most important, of greatest /prime importance; uppermost, supreme, chief, overriding, predominant, foremost, prime, primary, principal, highest, main, key, central, leading, major, top; informal number-one.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

paramount

paramount adjective the safety of the staff is paramount | children's needs should be of paramount importance: most important, of greatest importance, of prime importance, of supreme importance; uppermost, supreme, chief, overriding, predominant, cardinal, foremost, first and foremost, prime, primary, principal, pre-eminent, highest, utmost, main, key, central, leading, major, top, topmost, dominant; informal number-one.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

paramount

par a mount /pǽrəmàʊnt /形容詞 比較なし ｟かたく ｠1 最高の (supreme ), 最重要の ; «…に » まさる «to » ▸ a person of paramount importance 最も重要な人物 2 最高権力を持った ▸ the lord paramount 最高権力者, 君主, 国王 名詞 C ｟まれ ｠最高権力者, 首長 .～cy /-si /名詞 ～ly 副詞