Definitions for superior
səˈpɪər i ər, sʊ-su·pe·ri·or

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. superior, higher-up, superordinate(noun)

   one of greater rank or station or quality

2. superior(noun)

   the head of a religious community

3. victor, master, superior(noun)

   a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

4. Lake Superior, Superior(noun)

   the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

5. Superior(noun)

   a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

6. superscript, superior(adj)

   a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

7. superior(adj)

   of high or superior quality or performance

   "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

8. superior(adj)

   of or characteristic of high rank or importance

   "a superior ruler"

9. superior(adj)

   (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

   "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

10. superscript, superior(adj)

    written or printed above and to one side of another character

11. superior(adj)

    having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

    "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

12. ranking(a), superior, higher-ranking(adj)

    having a higher rank

    "superior officer"

13. superior(p)(adj)

    (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

    "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. superior(Noun)

   A person of higher rank or quality.

   Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

2. superior(Noun)

   The senior person in a monastic community.

   Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

3. superior(Adjective)

   Higher in quality.

   Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.

   Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

4. superior(Adjective)

   Higher in rank.

   Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

5. superior(Adjective)

   Located above.

   Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

6. superior(Adjective)

   Being greater or better than average; extraordinary.

   Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Superior(adj)

   more elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

2. Superior(adj)

   higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

3. Superior(adj)

   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

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

4. Superior(adj)

   beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

5. Superior(adj)

   more comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

6. Superior(adj)

   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

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

7. Superior(adj)

   belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

8. Superior(adj)

   pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

9. Superior(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

10. Superior(noun)

    the head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like

    Etymology: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. suprieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Superior

   Superior is a city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County in the US state of Wisconsin. The population was 27,244 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior. Superior is at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. Bordered by Saint Louis Bay, Superior Bay, and Allouez Bay, it is also framed by two rivers: the Nemadji and the Saint Louis. Superior, and the neighboring city across the bay, Duluth, Minnesota, form a single metropolitan area called the Twin Ports and share a harbor that is one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Both cities have museum ships devoted to the local nautical heritage. Superior was the last port of call for the Edmund Fitzgerald before its famous 1975 sinking.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Superior

   sū-pē′ri-or, adj. upper: higher in place, rank, or excellence: surpassing others: beyond the influence of: of wider application, generic: (print.) set above the level of the line.—n. one superior to others: the chief of a monastery, &c., and of certain churches and colleges: (Scots law) one who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu-duty) or of the performance of certain services.—ns. Supē′rioress, a female superior or chief in a convent, nunnery, &c.; Superior′ity, quality or state of being superior: pre-eminence: advantage: (Scots law) the right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.—adv. Supē′riorly, in a superior manner.—Superior planets, those more distant from the sun than the earth. [L., comp. of superus, high—super, above.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'superior' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4490

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'superior' in Adjectives Frequency: #614

How to pronounce superior?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of superior in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of superior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of superior in a Sentence

1. Archibald MacLeish:

   Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at that moment the citadel has been surrendered. For the American citadel is a man. Not man in general. Not man in the abstract. Not the majority of men. But man. That man. His worth. His uniqueness.

2. Firdausi:

   Women are ever masters when they like, And cozen with their kindness; they have spells Superior to the wand of the magicians; And from their lips the words of wisdom fall, Like softest music on the listening ear.

3. Confucius:

   The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

4. William E. Channing:

   It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

5. John Goodwin:

   Freedom of conscience is a natural right, both antecedent and superior to all human laws and institutions whatever; a right which laws never gave and a right which laws can never take away.

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