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superior
1[ suh-peer-ee-er, soo- ]
adjective
- higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.:
a superior officer.
- above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.:
superior math students.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- of higher grade or quality:
superior merchandise.
- greater in quantity or amount:
superior numbers.
- showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others:
superior airs.
Synonyms: , ,
- not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by to ):
to be superior to temptation.
- higher in place or position:
We moved our camp to superior ground.
- Botany.
- situated above some other organ.
- (of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary.
- (of an ovary) free from the calyx.
- Anatomy. (of an organ or part)
- higher in place or position; situated above another.
- toward the head. Compare inferior ( def 7 ).
- Printing. written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2” in a 2 b; superscript. Compare inferior ( def 9 ).
noun
- one superior to another.
- Also called superscript. Printing. a superior letter, number, or symbol. Compare inferior ( def 11 ).
- Ecclesiastical. the head of a monastery, convent, or the like.
Superior
2[ suh-peer-ee-er, soo- ]
noun
- 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.
- a port in northwestern Wisconsin, on Lake Superior.
superior
1/ suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ; suːˈpɪərɪə /
adjective
- greater in quality, quantity, etc
- of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc
- higher in rank or status
a superior tribunal
- displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious
- often postpositivefoll byto not susceptible (to) or influenced (by)
- placed higher up; situated further from the base
- astronomy
- (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth
- (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet
- (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts
- anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher
- printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript
noun
- a person or thing of greater rank or quality
- printing a character set in a superior position
- often capital the head of a community in a religious order
Superior
2/ sjuː-; suːˈpɪərɪə /
noun
- Lake Superiora 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)
Usage
Derived Forms
- superiority, noun
- ˈǰ, noun:feminine
- ˈǰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·۾·ǰ· adverb
- ܲȴ-·۾·ǰ adjective
- ܲȴ·۾·ǰ adjective
- un·۾·ǰ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of superior1
Origin of superior2
Word History and Origins
Origin of superior1
Example Sentences
Gelasius I made the critical distinction that both powers were given to the Church by God, who then delegated earthly power to the state, making the Church ultimately superior.
At 48, Miller had floundered and bumbled through a 20-year career, to the dismay of his superiors, who could not muster the will to fire him.
In fact, I’m an ardent believer that frozen peas are superior to their fresh counterparts.
Ordained a decade later, he won swift promotion, becoming provincial superior for Argentina in 1973.
In another instance, he purchased an antique painting for a sum without consulting his superiors who thought he'd paid more than was necessary.
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