• (British) IPA: /ˈpa.ɹə.maʊnt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹəˌmaʊnt/, /ˈpɛ.ɹəˌmaʊnt/

paramount (not comparable)

1. Supreme; highest; chief.
   • 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: Printed by W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, OCLC 1086746628 ↗:

     a traitor paramount

2. Of the highest importance.

   Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.

• highest
• utmost

• paravail

• German: höchst, überragend, vorrangig
• Portuguese: vital
• Russian: первостепенный
• Spanish: supremo, sumo

• French: primordial, capital

paramount (plural paramounts)

1. A chief or superior.