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, superordinatenoun

   one of greater rank or station or quality

2. superiornoun

   the head of a religious community

3. victor, master, superiornoun

   a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

4. Lake Superior, Superiornoun

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

5. Superiornoun

   a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

6. superscript, superioradjective

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

7. superioradjective

   of high or superior quality or performance

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

8. superioradjective

   of or characteristic of high rank or importance

   "a superior ruler"

9. superioradjective

   (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, superioradjective

    written or printed above and to one side of another character

11. superioradjective

    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-rankingadjective

    having a higher rank

    "superior officer"

13. superior(p)adjective

    (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. superiornoun

   A person of higher rank or quality.

2. superiornoun

   The senior person in a monastic community.

3. superioradjective

   Higher in quality.

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

4. superioradjective

   Higher in rank.

5. superioradjective

   Located above.

6. superioradjective

   Being greater or better than average; extraordinary.

7. Etymology: From superior, from superus, from super.

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

1. Superioradjective

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

2. Superioradjective

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

3. Superioradjective

   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. Superioradjective

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

5. Superioradjective

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

6. Superioradjective

   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

7. Superioradjective

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

8. Superioradjective

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

9. Superiornoun

   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

10. Superiornoun

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

11. 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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Matched Categories

1. • Great Lakes
   • Wisconsin
   • Astronomy
   • Combatant
   • Lake
   • Printing
   • Religious
   • Town

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?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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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. Wayne Flynt:

   Her sister, Louise Conner, told me and my wife that she (Lee) finished the novel sitting at her dining room table in Eufaula, Alabama. Louise said she read it and it was far better than 'To Kill a Mockingbird' or 'In Cold Blood,' somewhere out there at least one person, her sister, says there was a book far superior to either one of those classic books.

2. Howard Kaye:

   This is a superior person and a wonderful woman.

3. John Adams:

   Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. There must be a positive passion for the public good, the public interest, honor, power and glory, established in the minds of the people, or there can be no republican government, nor any real liberty: and this public passion must be superior to all private passions

4. Andrew Carnegie:

   This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer, and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community --the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves.

5. Paul Burton:

   Japan is very keen to secure a significant piece of overseas business following the relaxation of its export legislation, and this Australian submarine deal was widely regarded as becoming a landmark trade, the tradecraft required to convince a sophisticated domestic buyer that Japan's was superior to that offered by France was lacking.

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