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pinnacle

(pɪnɪkəl)
Word forms: plural pinnacles
1. countable noun
A pinnacle is a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground.
A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
If someone reaches the pinnacle of their career or the pinnacle of a particular area of life, they are at the highest point of it.
John Major reached the pinnacle of British politics.
She was still a screen goddess at the pinnacle of her career. [+ of]
...trophies that represent the pinnacle of sporting achievement.
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pinnacle in British English

(ˈpɪnəkəl)
noun
1. 
the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc
2. 
a towering peak, as of a mountain
3. 
a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
verb (transitive)
4. 
to set on or as if on a pinnacle
5. 
to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
6. 
to crown with a pinnacle
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing

pinnacle in American English

(ˈpɪnəkəl)
noun
1. 
a small turret or spire on a buttress or a supporting pier
2. 
a pointed formation, as at the top of a mountain; peak
3. 
the highest point; culmination; acme
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpinnacled or ˈpinnacling
4. 
to set on a pinnacle
5. 
to furnish or adorn with pinnacles
6. 
to form the pinnacle of
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈsummit
Word origin
ME pinacle < MFr < LL(Ec) pinnaculum, dim. L pinna, pinnacle, feather: see pen2

Examples of 'pinnacle' in a sentence
pinnacle

All three are at the pinnacle of mountain biking.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The tragedy struck when he was at the very pinnacle of his success.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was the pinnacle of his career.
The Sun (2011)
This is the age when education is placed on the very highest pinnacle.
Christianity Today (2000)
This match was a reminder that international football is not the pinnacle of the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was more like snakes and ladders than the pinnacle of motor racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is at the pinnacle of success.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The world watches because this remains the very pinnacle of the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Everyone talks about international football being the pinnacle of the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This can occur when a man reaches the pinnacle of his career and realizes he has nowhere else to go.
Pearson, Althea Growing Through Loss and Grief (1994)
Here we have a man who is at the pinnacle of power yet continues to spout off in unbelievable ways.
The Sun (2008)
To have them here in this arena and to come away with a medal is the pinnacle of my career.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We did well, but we did not quite reach the pinnacle.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The absolute pinnacle where high standards are not expected, they are second nature.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So is F1 really the pinnacle of motor racing?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She had made 21 films and was at the pinnacle of success.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How does an Olympic athlete wind down after reaching the pinnacle of their career?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is the pinnacle of British racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It represents the pinnacle of club success, a most macho of arenas in which to flex muscles and forge reputations.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And Concorde represents the pinnacle of Sixties design.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Since it arrived in the 1950s it has represented the pinnacle of automotive progress for safety, comfort and performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

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In other languages
pinnacle

British English: pinnacle NOUN
stone A pinnacle is a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground.
The walker fell from a rocky pinnacle.
  • American English: pinnacle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cume
  • Chinese: 尖锥形石块
  • European Spanish: pináculo
  • French: piton
  • German: Gipfel
  • Italian: pinnacolo
  • Japanese: 頂点
  • Korean: 산봉우리
  • European Portuguese: cume
  • Latin American Spanish: pináculo
British English: pinnacle NOUN
career If someone reaches the pinnacle of their career or the pinnacle of a particular area of life, they are at the highest point of it.
She was still at the pinnacle of her career.
  • American English: pinnacle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: auge
  • Chinese: 高峰
  • European Spanish: cumbre
  • French: pinacle
  • German: Gipfel
  • Italian: apice
  • Japanese: 頂点
  • Korean: 정점
  • European Portuguese: auge
  • Latin American Spanish: cumbre

1 (noun) 
Definition
a towering peak of a mountain
This castle sits on a rocky pinnacle.
Synonyms
summit
This is just a molehill on the way to the summit of her ambitions.
top
The US will be at the top of the medals table.
height
From a height, it looks like a desert.
peak
the snow-covered peaks of the Alps
eminence
The house is built on an eminence, and has a pleasing prospect.
2 (noun) 
Definition
the highest point of fame or success
He had reached the pinnacle of his career.
Synonyms
height
top
I came down alone from the top of the mountain.
crown
We stood on the crown of the hill.
crest
He reached the crest of the hill.
meridian
zenith
His career is now at its zenith.
apex
At the apex of the party was the central committee.
apogee
The campaign reached its apogee in the 1970s.
acme
the acme of cinematic art
vertex
the vertex of the triangle
3 (noun) 
Definition
a slender spire
the pinnacle of a church tower
Synonyms
spire
He saw the spire ahead through the trees.
needle
pyramid
cone
belfry
steeple
The church had a steeple, a bell tower and a clock.
obelisk
The obelisk was erected in his memory in 1812.
Seetop

Nearby words of
pinnacle

  • pine for something or someone
  • pinion
  • pink
  • pinnacle
  • pinpoint
  • pint
  • pint-sized

Synonyms of 'pinnacle'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of crest
Definition
the top of a mountain, hill, or wave
He reached the crest of the hill.
Synonyms
top,
summit,
peak,
ridge,
highest point,
pinnacle,
apex,
head,
crown,
height
in the sense of crown
Definition
the highest or central point of something arched or curved
We stood on the crown of the hill.
Synonyms
high point,
head,
top,
tip,
summit,
crest,
pinnacle,
apex
in the sense of eminence
Definition
a piece of high ground
The house is built on an eminence, and has a pleasing prospect.
Synonyms
high ground,
bank,
rise,
hill,
summit,
height,
mound,
elevation,
knoll,
hillock,
kopje or koppie (South Africa)
in the sense of meridian
Synonyms
peak,
summit,
climax,
crest,
pinnacle,
culmination,
zenith,
apex,
high noon,
apogee,
acme,
high-water mark
in the sense of obelisk
Definition
a four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramid at the top
The obelisk was erected in his memory in 1812.
Synonyms
column,
shaft,
monument,
pillar,
monolith,
needle
in the sense of peak
Definition
the pointed summit of a mountain
the snow-covered peaks of the Alps
Synonyms
point,
top,
tip,
summit,
brow,
crest,
pinnacle,
apex,
aiguille
in the sense of steeple
Definition
a tall ornamental tower on a church roof
The church had a steeple, a bell tower and a clock.
Synonyms
spire,
tower,
belfry
in the sense of top
Definition
the most important or successful position
The US will be at the top of the medals table.
Synonyms
first place,
head,
peak,
lead,
highest rank,
high point
in the sense of top
Definition
the highest point or part of anything
I came down alone from the top of the mountain.
Synonyms
peak,
summit,
head,
crown,
height,
ridge,
brow,
crest,
high point,
pinnacle,
culmination,
meridian,
zenith,
apex,
apogee,
acme,
vertex
in the sense of vertex
Definition
the highest point
the vertex of the triangle
Synonyms
top,
crown,
summit,
pinnacle,
apex,
height,
crest,
culmination,
zenith,
extremity,
apogee,
acme

Additional synonyms

in the sense of zenith
Definition
the highest or most successful point of anything
His career is now at its zenith.
Synonyms
height,
summit,
peak,
top,
climax,
crest,
high point,
pinnacle,
meridian,
apex,
high noon,
apogee,
acme,
vertex
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