SUPERIOR

superior

(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”

superior

(adjective) (sometimes followed by ‘to’) not subject to or influenced by; “overcome by a superior opponent”; “trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law”

superior, ranking(a), higher-ranking

(adjective) having a higher rank; “superior officer”

superior

(adjective) of or characteristic of high rank or importance; “a superior ruler”

superior

(adjective) of high or superior quality or performance; “superior wisdom derived from experience”; “superior math students”

superior

(adjective) having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth’s orbit; “Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets”

superscript, superior

(adjective) written or printed above and to one side of another character

superscript, superior

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

Superior

(noun) a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

superior

(noun) the head of a religious community

superior, higher-up, superordinate

(noun) one of greater rank or station or quality

victor, master, superior

(noun) a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Superior

A town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

An unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States.

A tiny city and village in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States.

A town, the county seat of Mineral County, Montana, United States.

A small city and town in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States.

An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

A city, village, and civil town in Wisconsin, USA. The city is the county seat of Douglas County.

Etymology

Adjective

superior (not comparable)

Higher in quality.

Higher in rank.

More comprehensive, as a term in classification.

Located above.

(botany) 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.

(botany) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.

(botany) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle.

(typography) Printed in superscript.

Greater or better than average; extraordinary.

Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to.

• Spectator

Of a planet: closer to the Earth than to the sun.

Usage notes

• Superior and inferior are generally followed by to; than is sometimes used mistakenly.

Antonyms

• inferior

Noun

superior (plural superiors)

A person of higher rank or quality.

The senior person in a monastic community.

The head of certain churches and colleges.

(Scotland, legal, historical) 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.

Synonyms

• (a person of higher rank): overling

Source: Wiktionary

Su*pe"ri*or, a. Etym: [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. supérieur. 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 x2 + yn, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. Inferior figure, under Inferior.

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.)

Definition: The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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