Superiority
[suː,pɪərɪ'ɒrɪtɪ;sjuː-] or [su,pɪrɪ'ɔrəti]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being superior.
(noun.) displaying a sense of being better than others; 'he hated the white man's superiority and condescension'.
(noun.) the quality of being at a competitive advantage.
Edited by Annabel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Pre-eminence, ascendency, predominance, supremacy, preponderance, advantage.[2]. Excellence, worthiness, nobility.
Editor: Mervin
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See OVERSIGHT]
Edited by Lilian
Examples
- But pride--where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Superiority of birth supposes an ancient superiority of fortune in the family of the person who claims it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They have all, after a short season of promise, dropped out of notice; and the only one that is still in the field, struggling for superiority, is the air engine. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- They must have a sense of security, but not a conceit of superiority. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I remember it now with my customary superiority to all feeling of offence. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- What qualities are there for which a man gets so speedy a return of applause, as those of bodily superiority, activity, and valour? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Mino turned his face in pure superiority to his master, and slowly closed his eyes, standing in statuesque young perfection. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The superiority of coin above bullion would prevent the melting down of the coin, and would discourage its exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He is necessarily both their general and their judge, and his chieftainship is the necessary effect of the superiority of his fortune. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was this weapon which in the Civil War gave proof of the deadly efficacy of the breech-loading magazine gun, and its superiority to the old style military arm. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It renders their superiority greater, or their inferiority less, than it otherwise would be. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- While it remained in the coffers of the bank, its superiority was known and ascertained. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Ideas of earthly superiority are educational, not innate. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I'm hanged if I'll stand your airs of superiority and infernal pity and patronage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Edison had perfect confidence in his meters, and also in the ultimate judgment of the public as to the superiority of the incandescent electric light as against other illuminants. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- How dare you set up superiorities against all these characters combined in your sister? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Riviere perplexedly, wondering how to tell him that his very superiorities and advantages would be the surest hindrance to success. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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