English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Extremity Pronunciation
Extremity is pronounced ek-STRE-muh-tee, IPA /ɛkˈstrɛməti/.
ek-STRE-muh-tee
US /ɛkˈstrɛməti/ · UK /ɛkˈstrɛmɪti/
Syllables: ek · STRE · muh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The furthest point of something, or a hand or a foot.
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Extremity in a Sentence
- Cold is felt first in the extremities.
- They built the lighthouse at the southern extremity of the island.
- The extremity of the drought surprised the older farmers.
Common Mispronunciations of Extremity
Not EK-stre-mi-tee
Moving from extreme to extremity leaves the stress where it was, on the stre beat.
Not ek-STREE-muh-tee
The long ee of extreme shortens to the e of bed once -ity is added.
Tip: An -ity ending shortens the vowel in front of it, which is also what separates serene from serenity.
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