In
grammar, the
superlative is the form of an
adverb or
adjective that is used to signify the greatest degree of a given descriptor. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix
-est (e.g.
healthiest,
weakest) or the word
most (
most recent,
most interesting). One
preposition,
near, also has a superlative form, as in
Find the restaurant nearest your house.