Superior

Su·pe·ri·or  (s-pîr-r), Lake

The largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes, between the north-central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It was probably first sighted by French explorers in the early 1600s.

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su·pe·ri·or  (s-pîr-r)

adj.

1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer.

2. Of a higher nature or kind.

3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.

4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops.

5. Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious.

6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: "Trust magnates were superior to law" (Gustavus Myers).

7. Located higher than another; upper.

8. Botany Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary.

9. Printing Set above the main line of type.

10. Logic Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition.

n.

1. One that surpasses another in rank or quality.

2. Ecclesiastical The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent.

3. Printing A superior character, as the number 2 in x².

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, comparative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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su·peri·ori·ty (-ôr-t, -r-) n.

su·peri·or·ly adv.

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superior [suːˈpɪərɪə]

adj

1. greater in quality, quantity, etc.

2. of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc.

3. higher in rank or status a superior tribunal

4. displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious

5. (often postpositive; foll by to) not susceptible (to) or influenced (by)

6. placed higher up; situated further from the base

7. (Astronomy) Astronomy

a.  (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth

b.  (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts

9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher

10. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript

n

1. a person or thing of greater rank or quality

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a character set in a superior position

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often capital) the head of a community in a religious order

[from Latin, from superus placed above, from super above]

superioress  fem n

superiority  [suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ] n

superiorly  adv

Usage: Superior should not be used with than: he is a better (not a superior) poet than his brother; his poetry is superior to (not superior than) his brother's

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Superior [suːˈpɪərɪə sjuː-]

n

(Placename) Lake. a lake in the N central US and S Canada: one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and westernmost of the Great Lakes. Area: 82 362 sq. km (31 800 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	superior - one of greater rank or station or quality higher-up, superordinate leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others better - a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" god - a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men" supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of inferior - one of lesser rank or station or quality
	2.	superior - the head of a religious community abbess, mother superior, prioress - the superior of a group of nuns abbot, archimandrite - the superior of an abbey of monks prior - the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
	3.	superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals victor, master battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting) conqueror, vanquisher - someone who is victorious by force of arms
	4.	Superior - the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Lake Superior Great Lakes - a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
	5.	Superior - a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth Badger State, WI, Wisconsin - a midwestern state in north central United States
	6.	superior - a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character superscript grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Adj.	1.	superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" inferior - of low or inferior quality
	2.	superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler" dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
	3.	superior - (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
	4.	superior - written or printed above and to one side of another character superscript printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
	5.	superior - having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole inferior - having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"
	6.	superior - having a higher rank; "superior officer" higher-ranking, ranking senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer"
	7.	superior - (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" unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"

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superior

adjective

1. better, higher, greater, grander, preferred, prevailing, paramount, surpassing, more advanced, predominant, unrivalled, more extensive, more skilful, more expert, a cut above (informal), streets ahead (informal), running rings around (informal) a woman greatly superior to her husband in education
better worse, inferior, not as good, less, poorer, lower, lesser

2. first-class, excellent, first-rate, good, fine, choice, exclusive, distinguished, exceptional, world-class, good quality, admirable, high-class, high calibre, de luxe, of the first order He's got a superior car, and it's easy to win races that way.
first-class average, ordinary, inferior, mediocre, second-class, second-rate, unremarkable, substandard, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)

3. higher-ranking, senior, higher-level, upper-level negotiations between mutineers and their superior officers

4. supercilious, patronizing, condescending, haughty, disdainful, lordly, lofty, airy, pretentious, stuck-up (informal), snobbish, on your high horse (informal) Finch gave a superior smile.

noun

boss, senior, director, manager, chief (informal), principal, supervisor, baas (S. African) my immediate superior
boss junior, subordinate, inferior, assistant, cohort (chiefly U.S.), minion, underling, lackey, dogsbody

Usage: Superior should not be used with than: he is a better (not a superior) poet than his brother; his poetry is superior to (not than) his brother's.

Translations

superior [sʊˈpɪərɪəʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (= better) → superior
to be superior to sth/sb → ser superior a algo/algn
to be superior to sth/sb in sth → superar or ser superior a algo/algn en algo

2. (= good) [product] → de primera calidad
it's a very superior model → es un modelo de primerísima calidad → es un modelo muy superior
thanks to its superior design → gracias a la supremacía del diseño
a superior being → un ser superior

3. (= senior) (in hierarchy, rank) → superior
to be superior to sb → ser superior a algn
his superior officer (Mil) → su superior

4. (numerically) the enemy's superior numbers → la superioridad numérica del enemigo
the enemy were superior to them in number → el enemigo los superaba or era superior a ellos en número

5. (= smug) [person] → altanero, desdeñoso; [tone, expression, smile] → de superioridad, de suficiencia
"you don't understand," Clarissa said in a superior way → -tú no lo entiendes -dijo Clarissa con aire de superioridad or de suficiencia

6. (Tech) (= upper) → superior

B. N

1. (in rank, organization) → superior m
people he perceives as his social superiors → personas que él considera de un nivel social superior

2. (in ability) to be sb's superior in sth → superar a algn en algo

3. (Rel) → superior m
Mother Superior → madre f superiora

C. CPD superior court N → tribunal m superior

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superior [suːˈpɪərɪə^r]

adj

(= better) → supérieur(e)
superior to (= better than) → supérieur(e) à
to be vastly superior to sth → être largement supérieur(e) à qch

(= greater) [numbers] → supérieur(e)

(= of high quality) [goods, product] → de qualité supérieure

(= of higher rank) → supérieur(e)
superior to sb
These matters are better left to someone superior to you → Il vaut mieux laisser à un supérieur le soin de s'occuper de ces choses-là.

(= smug) → supérieur(e)
a superior smile → un sourire supérieur

n → supérieur(e) m/f

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superior

adj

(= better) quality, equipment → besser (to als); intellect, ability, skill, technique → überlegen (to sb/sth jdm/einer Sache); he thinks he’s so superior → er hält sich für so überlegen or für so viel besser

(= excellent) work(manship), technique → großartig, hervorragend; craftsman → ausgezeichnet; intellect → überragend; goods of superior quality, superior quality goods → Waren pl → bester Qualität

(= higher in rank etc) → höher; superior officer → Vorgesetzte(r) mf; superior court → höheres Gericht; to be superior to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache übergeordnet sein, höherstehen als jd/etw

(= greater) forces → stärker (to als); strength → größer (to als); they were superior to us in number(s) → sie waren uns zahlenmäßig überlegen

(= snobbish) person, manner → überheblich; tone, smile → überlegen; (= smart) restaurant, clientele → fein, vornehm

(Typ) figure, letter → hochgestellt; superior number → Hochzahl f

n

(in rank) → Vorgesetzte(r) mf

(in ability) → Überlegene(r) mf; to be somebody’s superior → jdm überlegen sein; he has no superiors when it comes to that → was das anbelangt, ist ihm keiner überlegen

(Eccl) Father Superior → Vater Superior m; Mother Superior → Mutter Superiorin or Oberin f

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superior [sʊˈpɪərɪəʳ]

1. adj (gen) superior to → superiore a (Comm) (goods, quality) → di prim'ordine, superiore; (smug, person) → che fa il/la superiore; (smile, air) → di superiorità; (remark) → altezzoso/a
superior number (Typ) → esponente m
he felt rather superior → si sentì importante

2. n (in rank) → superiore m/f
Mother Superior (Rel) → (madre f) superiora

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superior

adj superior [suˈpiəriə]

1 (often withto) higher in rank, better, or greater, than Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent. superieur أعْلى مَرْتَبَةً по-висш vyšší; větší overordnet; overlegen höher ανώτερος superior ülem, parem ممتاز ylempi, parempi supérieur (à) בָּכִיר उच्च, प्रवर, वरिष्ट bolji, superioran felettes; nagyobb lebih tinggi hærra settur superiore より上の (직위가) 위의 aukštesnis, viršesnis augstāks; pārāks lebih tinggi superieur overordnet; overlegen wyższy, starszy (rangą), lepszy superior superior старший; превосходящий vyšší, väčší višji, močnejši pretpostavljeni högre, överlägsen สูงกว่า; ดีกว่า; เยี่ยมกว่า üst, âmir 高於...，勝過..，上級的 вищий, старший برتر cao hơn về cấp bâc, địa vị 高于...，胜过..，上级的

2 high, or above the average, in quality superior workmanship. superieur عالي، فَوْق المُسْتَوى превъзхождащ mimořádný udsøgt hervorragend υψηλός, ανώτερος του μέσου superior kõrgekvaliteediline بالاتر ensiluokkainen supérieur מְשוּבָּח बढ़िया, उत्तम, उत्कृष्ट izuzetan elsőrendű unggul framúrskarandi, ágætis- superiore 優れた 평균 이상의 aukštas, labai geras izcils; augsts unggul voortreffelijk høy(ere), overlegen, ekstra god pierwszorzędny superior superior высшего качества mimoriadny boljši izvanredan utmärkt, förstklassig เหนือกว่า üstün nitelikli 卓越的 кращий, вищої якості اعلا giỏi hơn, tốt hơn 卓越的

3 (of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful a superior smile. hoogmoedig إسْتِعلائي، مُتَشامِخ надменен povýšený hoven überlegen υπερφίαλος, υπεροπτικός de superioridad, de altivez üleolev مغرورانه ylimielinen supérieur יָהִיר से परे, के परे nadut, ohol fölényes menghina yfirlætislegur superiore 傲漫な 교만한, 자만한 paniekinantis, įsivaizdinantis augstprātīgs menghina hooghartig overlegen wyniosły desdenhoso superior высокомерный povýšený vzvišen prezriv överlägsen, högdragen หยิ่งยโส kibirli 傲慢的 самовдоволений, зарозумілий خود پسند trịch thượng, làm cao 傲慢的

n

a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors. meerderes رَئيس началник nadřízený, -á overordnet der/die Vorgesetzte ανώτερος (ιεραρχικά) superior ülemus مافوق esimies supérieur/-eure בָּכִיר, מְמוֶּנה प्रवर अधिकारी, धार्मिक अधिकारी, अधिकारिणी, गुरूजन, बड़े लोग pretpostavljeni, starješina felettes atasan yfirmaður superiore 目上の者 상관 viršininkas, aukštesnio rango žmogus priekšnieks; augstāka ranga virsnieks orang atasan meerdere overordnet przełożony superior supe­rior старший; начальник nadriadený, -á, predstavený predstojnik pretpostavljeni överordnad ผู้บังคับบัญชา üst, âmir 上級(長官) старший; начальник بالاتر người cấp trên, thượng cấp 上级（长官）

n suˌperiˈority [-ˈo-]

meerderwaardigheid تَفَوُّق، أفِضَلِيَّه، إسْتِعلاء، تَشامُخ превъзходство nadřazenost overmagt; overlegenhed die Überlegenheit ανωτερότητα superioridad paremus برتري paremmuus supériorité עֶליוֹנוּת वरिष्ठता, श्रैष्टता, उत्कर्ष nadmoćnost, superiornost fölény, felsőbb(rendű)ség yfirburðir; yfirlæti superiorità 優越 우월 viršenybė, pranašumas pārākums; izcilība keunggulan superioriteit overlegenhet wyższość superioridade superioritate превосходство nadradenosť večja sposobnost; večja vrednost superiornost överlägsenhet ความเหนือกว่า üstünlük 優越 перевага; старшинство برتری sự tốt hơn, mạnh hơn 优越

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Superior → أعلى مكانة, مكانة أعلى nadřízený, vynikající overlegen, overordnet besser, Vorgesetzter ανώτερος, ηγούμενος superior esimies, parempi supérieur nadređeni, superioran superiore 上役, 優れた 상사, 우수한 meerdere, superieur overlegen, overordnet przełożony, wyższy superior высший, старший chef, överlägsen เหนือกว่า, ผู้บังคับบัญชา üst, üstün thượng cấp, tốt hơn 上司, 优越的