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〜この上ない: the greatest; unsurpassed

N1 · 08 Extremes and impossibility

Means there is nothing higher than this; the best or worst possible.

Used before a noun or at the end: この上ない喜び, この上なく美しい. い-adjective/な-adjective + こと + この上ない is also found. Slightly formal, can be positive or negative. A form with 〜上なく is an adverb.

Examples

I feel the greatest happiness possible.

That view was beautiful beyond compare.

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