SUPERLATIVES

Example of superlative: "she is [the] most beautiful [of all the women here tonight]"

Simply put; the word 'superlative' is defined as

§  (a noun) an exaggerated mode of expression (usually of praise): "the critics lavished superlatives on it";

§  (an adjective) the greatest: the highest in quality;

§  the superlative form of an adjective: "best" is the superlative form of "good", "most" when used together with an adjective or adverbios.

Superlatives with absolutes

Some grammarians object to the use of the superlative or comparative with words such as full, complete, unique, or empty, which by definition already denote either a totality, an absence, or an absolute. However, such words are routinely and frequently qualified in contemporary speech and writing. This type of usage conveys more of a figurative than a literal meaning, since in a strictly literal sense, something cannot be more or less unique or empty to a greater or lesser degree. For example, in the phrase "most complete selection of wines in the Midwest," "most complete" doesn't mean "closest to having all elements represented", it merely connotes a well-rounded, relatively extensive selection.