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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPERIOR'ITY, n. Pre-eminence; the quality of being more advanced or higher, greater or more excellent than another in any respect; as superiority of age, of rank or dignity, of attainments or excellence. The superiority of others in fortune and rank, is more readily acknowledged than superiority of understanding.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the quality of being superior [syn: superiority, high quality] [ant: inferiority, low quality]
2: the quality of being at a competitive advantage [syn: superiority, favorable position, favourable position]
3: displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension"
4: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits [syn: transcendence, transcendency, superiority]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 15th century the quality or state of being superior; also a superior characteristic

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the state of being superior. Phrases and idioms: superiority complex Psychol. an undue conviction of one's own superiority to others.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Superiority Su*pe`ri*or"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. sup['e]riorit['e], LL. superioritas.] The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit. Syn: Pre["e]minence; excellence; predominancy; prevalence; ascendency; odds; advantage.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If one side in a war or conflict has superiority, it has an advantage over its enemy, for example because it has more soldiers or better equipment. (FORMAL) The US will need a three-to-one superiority in forces to be sure of a successful attack... We have air superiority. N-UNCOUNT: oft N over/in n see also superior

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Pre-eminence, ascendency, predominance, supremacy, preponderance, advantage, prevalence, odds. 2. Excellence, worthiness, nobility.

Moby Thesaurus

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