Tydligaste

Tydligaste is a Swedish adjective that denotes the highest degree of clarity or evidentness. It is the superlative form of tydlig, meaning clear or evident. The word is used to describe the most obvious, easiest-to-understand, or best-explained element within a group or comparison.

Grammatically, tydligaste follows standard Swedish adjective agreement rules. It is used with definite nouns, as in det tydligaste beviset or den tydligaste skillnaden, and can also appear in plural forms such as de tydligaste tecknen. The comparative form is tydligare, meaning more clear, while the positive form is tydlig. In sentence structure, tydligaste can function attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.

Usage and nuance, Ty­dligaste is common in formal writing, journalism, academic contexts, and careful analysis, where emphasis is placed on the most evident fact or feature. It highlights that among several options, one stands out as the most clear or convincing.

Etymology and related forms, Tydlig comes from Swedish and has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Danish tydelig and Norwegian tydelig, all sharing a core meaning of evident or obvious. The superlative tydligaste is formed by adding the customary -aste suffix to the stem tydlig.

See also: tydlig (clear), klar (clear), uppenbar (obvious), tydlighet (clarity).