- Today's Word
Zenith
ZEE-nith (or ZEH-nith)
Definition
- (noun) The highest point or peak of success, power, or achievement.
Example
The athlete’s career reached its zenith when she won three Olympic gold medals in a single year.
Fun Fact
“Zenith” originates from Arabic samt ar-ras, meaning “path above the head,” referring to the highest point in the sky directly overhead. The word entered English via medieval astronomy and eventually expanded metaphorically to describe peak moments in life or success.
(adjective) In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.
They noticed the incipient signs of a storm forming on the horizon.
Mid 17th century: from Latin incipient- ‘beginning’, from incipere ‘to begin’.