Superior
[suː'pɪərɪə;sjuː-] or [su'pɪrɪɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth.
(noun.) the head of a religious community.
(noun.) one of greater rank or station or quality.
(adj.) (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; 'overcome by a superior opponent'; 'trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law' .
(adj.) of or characteristic of high rank or importance; 'a superior ruler' .
(adj.) of high or superior quality or performance; 'superior wisdom derived from experience'; 'superior math students' .
(adj.) having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; 'Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets' .
(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' .
Checked by Benita--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
(a.) Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
(a.) 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.
(a.) Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.
(a.) More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.
(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.
(a.) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
(a.) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
Typist: Serena
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. High, higher, upper, paramount, more elevated.[2]. Of higher rank, more exalted, more dignified.[3]. Surpassing, noble, more eminent, more excellent.[4]. Predominant, prevalent.
Typist: Ora
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Higher, upper, better, preferable, surpassing, loftier, excellent, remarkable,eminent, conspicuous
ANT:Inferior, lower, worse, subordinate, ordinary, common, unremarkable, average,mean, mediocre
Edited by Jeffrey
Definition
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.
Checker: Lola
Examples
- Thus the enemy, with a vastly superior force, was strongly fortified to the east, south, and west, and commanded the river below. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I expect a judgment shortly and shall then place my establishment on a superior footing. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Your knowledge of the world, dear aunt, is superior to mine, I suggested diffidently. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- What superior intelligence! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If Dr. Franklin did not aspire after the splendour of eloquence, it was only because the demonstrative plainness of his manner was superior to it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Her normal manner among the heathfolk had that reticence which results from the consciousness of superior communicative power. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In this room, too, there was a cabinet piano, quite new and of superior tone; also an easel for painting and a pair of globes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Her simple little fancies shrank away tremulously, as fairies in the story-books, before a superior bad angel. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His understanding and tastes are so superior, it does a man good to be within their influence; and as to his temper and nature, I call them fine. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Its operation in both these respects is a good deal superior to that of the capital of the retailer. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I only wonder that our claims, contending against the superior claims of Mr and Mrs Boffin, had any weight. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He gave me my watch and chain, and spared no expense in buying them; both were of superior workmanship, and very expensive. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She is superior to Mr. Robert Martin. Jane Austen. Emma.
- My aunt conceived a great attachment for her, by which she was induced to give her an education superior to that which she had at first intended. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- At the point at which matters had now arrived, I rose superior to all considerations of mere expediency. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At this, the charity-boy looked monstrous fierce; and said that Oliver would want one before long, if he cut jokes with his superiors in that way. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The inferior ranks of people must, in that country, suffer patiently the usage which their superiors think proper to give them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The young of the brutes are immeasurably his superiors. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They are all three paid for their work according to the contract which they may happen to make with their respective superiors. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You are only answerable to yourself, but I have to answer to my superiors. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He was told that it was his duty to recant if his superiors required it of him, whether he was convinced or not. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As an operator he had no superiors and very few equals. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But surely, Thrasymachus, the arts are the superiors and rulers of their own subjects? Plato. The Republic.
- Never mind,' retorted Mr. Bolter; 'and don't yer take liberties with yer superiors, little boy, or yer'll find yerself in the wrong shop. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- All of the motor carriages illustrated are of American make, and for lightness, grace, and efficiency they have no superiors. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I would never wish to speak ill of my superiors in rank, but I think she was a little selfish. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was descended from a good family in France, where he had lived for many years in affluence, respected by his superiors, and beloved by his equals. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He was not subordinate to his superiors. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Shall the daughter of the noble, though prodigal Zaimi, appear a beggar before her compeers or inferiors--superiors she had none. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Spence