altissimo

• Adjectif désuet signifiant très haut ou élevé, au sens concret comme au sens figuré (sublime, noble).

An obsolete adjective meaning very high or lofty, now rarely used in modern English.

1. Extremely highC2formal

   Describing something that is exceptionally high in pitch, position, or degree.

   extrêmement haut

   • The soprano reached an altissimo note with perfect clarity.
   • The altissimo register of the saxophone is difficult to master.
   • The mountain's altissimo peak was covered in snow.

   Synonymeshigh-pitchedloftysky-high