ALL meanings of superior
su·pe·ri·or
S s - adjective superior better 1
- noun superior better than 1
- adjective superior of higher rank 1
- noun superior of higher rank than 1
- adjective superior self-satisfied, arrogant 1
- noun superior sb of higher rank 1
- adjective superior higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer. 1
- adjective superior above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students. 1
- adjective superior of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise. 1
- adjective superior greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers. 1
- adjective superior showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others: superior airs. 1
- adjective superior not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by to): to be superior to temptation. 1
- adjective superior higher in place or position: We moved our camp to superior ground. 1
- adjective superior Botany. situated above some other organ. (of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary. (of an ovary) free from the calyx. 1
- adjective superior Anatomy. higher in place or position; situated above another. toward the head. Compare inferior (def 7). 1
- adjective superior Printing. written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2” in a 2 b; superscript. Compare inferior (def 9). 1
- noun superior Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level. 1
- noun superior a port in NW Wisconsin, on Lake Superior. 1
- adjective superior If one thing or person is superior to another, the first is better than the second. 0
- adjective superior If you describe something as superior, you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind. 0
- adjective superior A superior person or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system. 0
- countable noun superior Your superior in an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you. 0
- adjective superior If you describe someone as superior, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people. 0
- adjective superior If one group of people has superior numbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it. 0
- countable noun superior If you describe someone as your superior in a particular activity, you mean that they are better than you at that activity. 0
- adjective superior greater in quality, quantity, etc 0
- adjective superior of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc 0
- adjective superior higher in rank or status 0
- adjective superior displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious 0
- adjective superior not susceptible (to) or influenced (by) 0
- adjective superior placed higher up; situated further from the base 0
- adjective superior (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth 0
- adjective superior (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet 0
- adjective superior (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts 0
- adjective superior (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher 0
- adjective superior (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript 0
- noun superior a person or thing of greater rank or quality 0
- noun superior a character set in a superior position 0
- noun superior the head of a community in a religious order 0
- noun superior Lakelargest & westernmost of the Great Lakes, between Mich. & Ontario, Canada: 31,700 sq mi (82,103 sq km) 0
- adjective superior higher in space; placed higher up; upper 0
- adjective superior high or higher in order, status, rank, etc. 0
- adjective superior greater in quality or value than 0
- adjective superior above average in quality; excellent 0
- adjective superior refusing to give in to or be affected by 0
- adjective superior showing a feeling of being better than others; haughty 0
- adjective superior more comprehensive or inclusive; generic 0
- adjective superior located above or directed upward 0
- adjective superior farther from the sun than the earth is: said of six planets 0
- adjective superior designating that conjunction which occurs when the sun is directly between the earth and an inferior planet 0