-est
Suffix meaning "most"
-est is a suffix forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs: tallest, fastest, nearest.
It attaches to short words—typically one syllable, sometimes two—while longer words take "most" instead.
The suffix also appears in archaic second-person verb forms: thou goest, thou sayest.
These biblical and Shakespearean uses survive mainly in religious texts and period writing.
Highest in quality
- worstSuperlative of inferior
- fastestMost rapid of all
- slowestLeast rapid of all
- highestTopmost in position
lowest · greatest · smallest · largest · strongest · weakest · longest · shortest
best
Highest in quality
highest · lowest · greatest · smallest · largest · strongest · weakest · longest · shortest · oldest
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
speaketh · thee · thy · thine · sayest · knowest · takest · believest · wouldst · shouldst
east
Sunrise cardinal point
sunrise · Asia · Atlantic · eastern · eastward · easterly · navigation · heading · bearing · maritime