noun
Refers to the highest degree or ultimate state of something, often used in formal or literary contexts. Common in phrases like ～の極み (the height of ...).
彼の無礼さは不愉快の極みだ。
His rudeness is the height of unpleasantness.
この景色は美の極みと言える。
This scenery can be called the acme of beauty.
noun
Used to indicate the furthest extent or limit of something, often in a more abstract or literary sense. Less common than sense 1.
苦しみの極みに達した。
He reached the limit of suffering.