superiority

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	superiority - the quality of being superior high quality caliber, calibre, quality - a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" choiceness, fineness - the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" first class - the highest rank in a classification first water - the highest quality gems ingeniousness, ingenuity, cleverness - the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" low quality, inferiority - an inferior quality
	2.	superiority - the quality of being at a competitive advantage favorable position, favourable position advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" edge - a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition" inside track - a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job" upper hand, whip hand - position of advantage and control
	3.	superiority - displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension" arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
	4.	superiority - the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits transcendence, transcendency supremacy, domination, mastery - power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

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superiority

noun supremacy, lead, advantage, excellence, prevalence, ascendancy, pre-eminence, preponderance, predominance Our army has air superiority.

Quotations
"Superiority is always detested" [Baltasar Gracián The Art of Worldly Wisdom]

Translations

superiority [sʊˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ] N

1. (in quality, amount) → superioridad f

2. (= smugness) → superioridad f, altanería f

superiority [suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti] n → supériorité f
superiority complex n → complexe m de supériorité

superiority

n

(of cloth etc) → bessere Qualität; (of technique, ability etc) → Überlegenheit f; its superiority as a holiday resort → seine bessere Klasse als Ferienort

(= excellence) → Großartigkeit f; (of intellect) → überragende Eigenschaft

(in rank) → höhere Stellung, höherer Rang

(in numbers etc) → Überlegenheit f

(= conceitedness) → Überheblichkeit f; (of tone, smile) → Überlegenheit f; superiority complex → Superioritätskomplex m

superiority [sʊˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ] n → superiorità