The difference between Proximate and Ultimate

When used as nouns, proximate means a grammatical marker in the algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person, whereas ultimate means the most basic or fundamental of a set of things.

When used as adjectives, proximate means close or closest, whereas ultimate means final.


Ultimate is also verb with the meaning: to finish.

check bellow for the other definitions of Proximate and Ultimate

  1. Proximate as an adjective:

    Close or closest; adjacent.

  2. Proximate as an adjective (legal):

    Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

  3. Proximate as an adjective:

    About to take place; impending.

  1. Proximate as a noun (linguistics):

    A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.

  1. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Final; last in a series.

  2. Ultimate as an adjective (of a syllable):

    Last in a word or other utterance.

  3. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

    Examples:

    "the ultimate pleasure"

    "the ultimate disappointment"

  4. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.

  5. Ultimate as an adjective:

    That will happen at some time; eventual.

  6. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.

  7. Ultimate as an adjective:

    Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.

    Examples:

    "an ultimate constituent of matter"

  1. Ultimate as a noun:

    The most basic or fundamental of a set of things

  2. Ultimate as a noun:

    The final or most distant point; the conclusion

  3. Ultimate as a noun:

    The greatest extremity; the maximum

  4. Ultimate as a noun (uncountable):

    A non-contact competitive team sport played with a 175 gram flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone.

    Examples:

    "pedialite Ultimate (sport)"

  1. Ultimate as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To finish; to complete.