climax meaning and definition

CLIMAX noun

Definition of climax (noun)

1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
   • "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"
   • synonyms: flood tide
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play
   • "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
   • synonyms: culmination
3. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
   • synonyms: coming, orgasm, sexual climax
4. the most severe stage of a disease
5. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

CLIMAX verb

Definition of climax (verb)

1. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
   • "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
   • synonyms: culminate