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middlemost

middlemost

6.3
Exactly at the center of something
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪdəlˌmoʊst/
translation icon : central
  • The middlemost seat in the theater offers the best views of the stage.

Examples

  • The mean is the average score for all pupils taking the test, whereas the median is the middlemost score.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In her drawing, she placed the sun in the middlemost position to balance the scene.

  • But others have struggled precisely to liberate the sound "God" from all entanglement in our repertoire: in Christianity, the traditional name for this effort is the negative way; and to it corresponds, in Buddhism, the madhyamika, the "middlemost" way.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The team that finished in the middlemost position had a score that was neither too high nor too low.

Synonyms

middle
vsmiddlemost
1.0

Near the center of something

is the exact central point rather than an approximate or intermediate position
central
vsmiddlemost
993 1.0

Near the middle of a town, area, or building

is the exact center term rather than being merely near or surrounding it
centric
vsmiddlemost
37 6.0

Near the middle of something or focused on that point

means the precise central position rather than simply near or oriented
median
vsmiddlemost
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Located in the middle of something, like the line between the left and right sides of the body

is the general exact center term rather than a mainly anatomical label
centermost
vsmiddlemost
  • US
4.2

At the exact middle of something

has identical meaning but uses a different word form
midmost
vsmiddlemost
8.6

In the exact middle part of a place or thing

has identical meaning but uses a different word form
centered
vsmiddlemost
  • US
2.8

Placed in the middle with the same space on every side

means an exact central position, not just general placement

Antonyms

877 3.6

Very far away in place or in degree

27 6.5

At the outer edge of something, away from the centre

How Central

middlemost
6.3
middle
1.0
off-center
  • US
8 4.1
peripheral
27 6.5

Surface Forms

middlemost positive

Morphology

middlemost = middle (transparent) = middle + most

The adjective is a straightforward formation from 'middle' + the superlative-like suffix '-most', meaning 'most middle' or exactly at the center.

Etymology

The word middlemost is made of middle, meaning 'the center', and most, meaning 'the very', so it means the 'very middle' or exact center.