Superlatives

Definition
su·per·la·tive

/səˈpərlədiv/

noun

plural noun: superlatives

1.  GRAMMAR  a superlative adjective or adverb. 2.  an exaggerated or hyperbolical expression of praise. "the critics ran out of superlatives to describe him"
 * the highest degree of comparison. noun: the superlative

3.  something or someone embodying excellence. "chili has become the superlative among spices"

Origin

late Middle English: from Old French superlatif, -ive, from late Latin superlativus, from Latin superlatus ‘carried beyond’, past participle of superferre.