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Webster's 1828 DictionarySUPE'RIOR, a. [Sp.L. from super, above.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster'sgeographical name city & port NW Wisconsin on Lake Superior population 27,368 Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryadj. & n. --adj. 1 in a higher position; of higher rank (a superior officer; a superior court). 2 a above the average in quality etc. (made of superior leather). b having or showing a high opinion of oneself; supercilious (had a superior air). 3 (often foll. by to) a better or greater in some respect (superior to its rivals in speed). b above yielding, making concessions, paying attention, etc. (is superior to bribery; superior to temptation). 4 further above or out; higher, esp.: a Astron. (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the earth's. b Zool. (of an insect's wings) folding over others. c Printing (of figures or letters) placed above the line. d Bot. (of the calyx) above the ovary. e Bot. (of the ovary) above the calyx. --n. 1 a person superior to another in rank, character, etc. (is deferential to his superiors; is his superior in courage). 2 (fem. superioress) Eccl. the head of a monastery or other religious institution (Mother Superior; Father Superior). 3 Printing a superior letter or figure. Phrases and idioms: superior numbers esp. Mil. more men etc. or their strength (overcome by superior numbers). superior persons esp. iron. the better educated or élite; prigs. Derivatives: superiorly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF superiour f. L superior -oris, compar. of superus that is above f. super above Webster's 1913 DictionarySuperior Su*pe"ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. 2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility. 3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery. 4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to. There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator. 5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species. 6. (Bot.) (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it. (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior. (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle. Superior conjunction, Superior planets, etc. See Conjunction, Planet, etc. Superior figure, Superior letter (Print.), a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc; as, in x^2 + y^n, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. Inferior figure, under Inferior. Webster's 1913 DictionarySuperior Su*pe"ri*or, n. 1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English. 2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(superiors) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is better than the second. We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends... Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits. ? inferior ADJ: oft ADJ to n • superiority The technical superiority of laser discs over tape is well established. N-UNCOUNT: oft N over/to n 2. If you describe something as superior, you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind. A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops... Lulu was said to be of very superior intelligence. ADJ 3. A superior person or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system. ...negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers... ADJ: oft ADJ to n 4. Your superior in an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you. Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors... ? subordinate N-COUNT: poss N 5. If you describe someone as superior, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people. Finch gave a superior smile... ADJ [disapproval] • superiority ...a false sense of his superiority over mere journalists. N-UNCOUNT: oft N over n 6. If one group of people has superior numbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it. (FORMAL) The demonstrators fled when they saw the authorities' superior numbers... ADJ Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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