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- DictionaryCli·max/ˈklīˌmaks/
noun
- 1. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex: "the climax of her speech"
verb
- 1. culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax: "the day climaxed with a gala concert"
1. : a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness. 2. a. : the highest point : culmination. the climax of a distinguished career. b. : the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play)
noun. the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. Synonyms: apex, acme, zenith, summit. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. Rhetoric.
the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end: The climax of the air show was a daring flying display. The election campaign reaches its climax next week. See also. anticlimax. the highest point of sexual pleasure. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definitions of climax. noun. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding. “the climax of the artist's career”. synonyms: flood tide. see more. noun. the decisive moment in a novel or play. “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”.
the most exciting or important part of something: [ usually singular ] The climax of her career was winning a gold medal. Opposite. anticlimax. climax. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈklaɪmæks / us. to reach the most important or exciting part: The festival climaxed with/in a huge fireworks display.
5 days ago · the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events. the party was the climax of the week. 2. a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work. 3. a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity. 4. ecology.
noun. the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. Rhetoric.
