What does superb mean?
Definitions for superb
sʊˈpɜrb, sə-su·perb
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word superb.
Princeton's WordNet
brilliant, superbadjective
of surpassing excellence
"a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor"
superbadjective
surpassingly good
"a superb meal"
Wiktionary
superbadjective
first-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good
Etymology: From superbus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SUPERBadjective
Grand; pompous; lofty; august; stately; magnificent.
Etymology: superbe, French; superbus, Latin.
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superb
The word "superb" is commonly used to describe something that is of outstanding quality, excellence, or brilliance. It implies that the subject excels in its category, surpassing expectations and impressing with its exceptional attributes.
Webster Dictionary
Superbadjective
grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade
Superbadjective
rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations
Superbadjective
showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition
Etymology: [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See Super-.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Superb
sū-pėrb′, adj. proud: magnificent: stately: elegant: showy: (coll.) first-class, very good.—adv. Superb′ly.—n. Superb′ness, the state of being superb. [L. superbus, proud—super, above.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'superb' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4397
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'superb' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4558
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'superb' in Adjectives Frequency: #586
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of superb in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of superb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of superb in a Sentence
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The economy is in good hands, most sensible people can see that Bank of England governor Mark Carney has done a superb job – and now that the referendum is over, he will be able to continue his work without being in the political firing-line.
When we know 307,000 veterans have died waiting for health care and the VA gave out $142 million in bonuses for superb performance, I’m going to start by firing 400 senior executives at the VA.
It's simply superb, if he had not been there, I don't know. I'm sure it would not be a happy ending.
Intelligence is unpretentiously superb common sense.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- sobergCatalan, Valencian
- vynikající, znamenitý, jedinečnýCzech
- großartigGerman
- excepcional, magníficoSpanish
- عالیPersian
- superbeFrench
- उत्तमHindi
- nagyszerűHungarian
- eccellenteItalian
- מעולהHebrew
- superbusLatin
- prachtig, eersteklasDutch
- suverenNorwegian
- znakomityPolish
- excepțional, excepțională, superbă, superbRomanian
- отменный, превосходный, великолепный, отличныйRussian
- అద్భుతమైనTelugu
- شاندارUrdu
- süperikVolapük
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