latest
Plural: latests
Noun
- The most recent news, trend, or development.
- the most recent news or development
- "have you heard the latest?"
- The most recent thing, particularly information or news.
Adjective Satellite
- up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
- "the very latest scientific discoveries"
- in the current fashion or style
- after the expected or usual time; delayed
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
- having died recently
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
Adjective
- being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
Adj
- superlative form of late: most late
- Last, final.
- Most recent.
Adv
- superlative form of late: most late
- At the latest.
Examples
- Complete the XYZ task latest by today 5:00PM.
- Have you heard the latest?
- Have you met Jane's latest? I hear he's a hunk.
- He always knew the LATEST word lists and strategies for Scrabble.
- Here is the latest news on the accident.
- It's the latest fashion, ma'am.
- My latest album, which is being published next week, is even better than my last one.
- What's the latest on the demonstrations in New York?
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lateste, from Old English latost, latest, lætest, superlative of læt, whence English late.
Synonyms
a la mode, belated, former, in style, in vogue, late, later, modish, previous, recent, tardy, up-to-the-minute
Scrabble Score: 6
latest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlatest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
latest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary