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

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Editor: Spence

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