hindmost

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhaɪndˌmoʊst/ UK /ˈhaɪndˌməʊst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
farthest to the rear; last

The hindmost rider fell back as his horse began to tire.

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Synonyms

1 adj · farthest to the rear; last rearmost lastaftermosthindermostbackmost

Opposites

foremost firstfrontmost

Word family

Related forms hind hinder hindermost

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Proverbs (1)

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Every man for himself
Matching variant: Every man for himself and Devil take the hindmost

Etymology

From Middle English hindmost, from hind ('rear') + -most (Old English -mest, a superlative suffix).

hindan Old English *hinder Proto-Germanic

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# hindmost

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪndˌmoʊst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪndˌməʊst/

## Meanings
1. farthest to the rear; last

## Examples
- The hindmost rider fell back as his horse began to tire.

## Synonyms
- rearmost
- last
- aftermost
- hindermost
- backmost

## Antonyms
- foremost
- first
- frontmost

## Related Forms
- hind
- hinder
- hindermost

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hindan
- Root: *hinder

## Etymology
From Middle English hindmost, from hind ('rear') + -most (Old English -mest, a superlative suffix).

## AI Etymology
Hindmost comes from Middle English hindmost, from hind ('rear') + -most (Old English -mest, a superlative suffix). The etymological trail includes Old English hindan and Proto-Germanic *hinder. As an adjective, hindmost describes what is farthest to the rear; last. The same family is visible in related forms such as hind, hinder, and hindermost. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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