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superior

1

[ suh-peer-ee-er, soo- ]

adjective

  1. higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.:

    a superior officer.

  2. above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.:

    superior math students.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. of higher grade or quality:

    superior merchandise.

  4. greater in quantity or amount:

    superior numbers.

  5. showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others:

    superior airs.

    Synonyms: , ,

  6. not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by to ):

    to be superior to temptation.

  7. higher in place or position:

    We moved our camp to superior ground.

  8. Botany.
    1. situated above some other organ.
    2. (of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary.
    3. (of an ovary) free from the calyx.
  9. Anatomy. (of an organ or part)
    1. higher in place or position; situated above another.
    2. toward the head. Compare inferior ( def 7 ).
  10. Printing. written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2†in a 2 b; superscript. Compare inferior ( def 9 ).


noun

  1. one superior to another.
  2. Also called superscript. Printing. a superior letter, number, or symbol. Compare inferior ( def 11 ).
  3. Ecclesiastical. the head of a monastery, convent, or the like.

Superior

2

[ suh-peer-ee-er, soo- ]

noun

  1. Lake Superior, a lake in the north central United States and southern Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 kilometers) long; 31,820 square miles (82,415 square kilometers); greatest depth, 1,290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  2. a port in northwestern Wisconsin, on Lake Superior.

superior

1

/ suËËŒpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ; suËˈpɪərɪə /

adjective

  1. greater in quality, quantity, etc
  2. of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc
  3. higher in rank or status

    a superior tribunal

  4. displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious
  5. often postpositivefoll byto not susceptible (to) or influenced (by)
  6. placed higher up; situated further from the base
  7. astronomy
    1. (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth
    2. (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet
  8. (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts
  9. anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher
  10. printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or thing of greater rank or quality
  2. printing a character set in a superior position
  3. often capital the head of a community in a religious order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Superior

2

/ sjuË-; suËˈpɪərɪə /

noun

  1. Lake Superior
    a lake in the N central US and S Canada: one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and westernmost of the Great Lakes. Area: 82 362 sq km (31 800 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Superior should not be used with than: he is a better (not a superior ) poet than his brother; his poetry is superior to (not superior than ) his brother's
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Derived Forms

  • superiority, noun
  • ²õ³Üˈ±è±ð°ù¾±´Ç°ù±ð²õ²õ, noun:feminine
  • ²õ³Üˈ±è±ð°ù¾±´Ç°ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü·±è±ð۾±Â·´Ç°ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ±ç³Ü²¹î€È´¾±-²õ³Ü·±è±ð۾±Â·´Ç°ù adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôî€È´³Ü·±è±ð۾±Â·´Ç°ù adjective
  • un²õ³Ü·±è±ð۾±Â·´Ç°ù·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of superior1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (adjective), from Latin, equivalent to super(us) “situated above†(adjective derivative of super; super- ) + -ior, comparative suffix; -er 4

Origin of superior2

First recorded in 1780–85; translation of French Lac Supérieur “Upper Lake†(i.e., the lake above Lake Huron), or “Higher Lake†(in elevation above sea level)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of superior1

C14: from Latin, from superus placed above, from super above
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What’s worse is that “Death of a Unicorn†hit theaters close to the same time the far superior satire “Common Side Effects†finished its first season, deriding the same topic.

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State Farm Group, led by State Farm General’s parent company, was given a superior financial rating in December by rating agency AM Best and last month released its 2024 financial results.

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Among Southern intellectuals and their supporters in antebellum America, there were those who defended slavery not just on racial grounds, but as an inherently superior social system.

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“Everything about it is probably significantly superior to what burnt down.â€

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After she told her superior what had happened, Depardieu allegedly called her a "snitch" and refused to have her come near him.

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