French word

apogée

Pronunciation

IPA/apoʒe/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpeak

Example

La carrière de l'artiste est à son apogée.

The artist's career is at its peak.

Illustration for apogée (peak)

More examples

Le groupe a atteint son apogée avec ce tube.

The group reached its peak with this hit.

Core concept

A peak reached after a rise, marking the strongest point of a career, influence, or crisis.

Common phrases

  • atteindre son apogée

    reach its peak

  • l'apogée du succès

    the pinnacle of success

Similar words

sommet: The state of having reached the highest stage of development or success.
pic: A brief point when a value or event reaches its greatest intensity.

Definition in French

Point culminant d'un développement, d'une influence ou d'une intensité.

Word origin

French apogée comes through Latin apogaeum from Greek apogeion, meaning a point far from Earth, and later acquired its figurative sense.

Usage tips

  • Apogée is feminine, so the usual phrase is à son apogée, as in La carrière de l'artiste est à son apogée.

Other meanings

  • apogeenoun

Opposites

  • nadirnadirnoun

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