[syn: ranking(a), superior, higher-ranking]
7. (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by;
- Example: "he is superior to fear"
- Example: "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above,
fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See Super-, and
cf. Supreme.]
1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the
superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
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2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a
superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
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3. 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.
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4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be
subdued or affected by; -- with to.
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There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a
great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator.
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5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a
genus is superior to a species.
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6. (Bot.)
(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.
(b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is
toward the main stem; posterior.
(c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; --
said of the radicle.
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Superior conjunction, Superior planets, etc. See
Conjunction, Planet, etc.
Superior figure, Superior letter (Print.), a figure or
letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or
an index of a power, etc; as, in x^2 + y^n, 2 is a
superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. Inferior
figure, under Inferior.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, n.
1. 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.
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2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the
like.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
superior
adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior
wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
[ant: inferior]
2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
ruler" [ant: inferior]
3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by;
"overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt
themselves superior to law"
4: written or printed above and to one side of another character
[syn: superscript, superior] [ant: adscript,
inferior, subscript]
5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit;
"Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
[ant: inferior]
6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: ranking(a),
superior, higher-ranking]
7: (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"
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior,
higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]
2: the head of a religious community
3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor,
master, superior]
4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
Great Lakes [syn: Lake Superior, Superior]
5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
Duluth
6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
immediately to one side of another character [syn:
superscript, superior] [ant: inferior, subscript]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
219 Moby Thesaurus words for "superior":
A per se, a cut above, above, above par, absolute, ace, ahead,
appalling, arrogant, ascendant, astonishing, authoritarian,
authoritative, authorized, autocratic, better, big, big-league,
big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged, boss, brass hat, capital,
capping, cavalier, champion, chief, choice, chosen, classier,
clothed with authority, commander, commanding, competent,
condescending, consequential, considerable, conspicuous,
controlling, crack, dainty, dandy, dean, delicate, disdainful,
distinguished, dominant, domineering, double-barreled, doyen,
doyenne, duly constituted, earthshaking, eclipsing, egregious,
elder, elegant, elevated, elitist, eminent, empowered, estimable,
ex officio, exceeding, excellent, excelling, exceptional,
exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, finer,
first-class, first-rate, first-string, formidable, fugleman,
genius, governing, grand, great, greater, haughty, head,
heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high priest, high-and-mighty,
high-class, high-faluting, high-flown, high-grade, high-headed,
high-nosed, high-powered, high-quality, high-test, higher,
higher-up, highest, hoity-toity, imperative, important,
important person, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, incredible,
influential, insolent, kingfish, kingpin, laureate, leader,
leading, loftier, lofty, major, marked, marvelous, master,
matchless, material, mighty, miraculous, momentous, monocratic,
name, nonpareil, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, numinous,
of choice, of mark, official, one up on, outstanding, over,
overbearing, overlying, paragon, patronizing, peerless, personage,
potent, powerful, preeminent, preferable, preferred, premium,
prestigious, preternatural, primary, prime, principal, prodigy,
prominent, proud, puissant, purse-proud, ranking, rare, recherche,
remarkable, rivaling, ruler, ruling, select, self-important,
senior, signal, significant, star, sterling, striking, stuck-up,
substantial, super, supercilious, superhuman, superincumbent,
superlative, superman, supermundane, superstar, supervisor,
supramundane, supranatural, supreme, surpassing, the greatest,
the most, tonier, top dog, toplofty, topping, totalitarian,
transcendent, transcendental, transcending, uncommon, unearthly,
unusual, upmost, upper, uppermost, uppish, uppity, upstage,
virtuoso, weighty, wonderful, world-shaking, worthy
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
SUPERIOR. One who has a right to command; one who holds a superior rank; as,
a soldier is bound to obey his superior.
2. In estates, some are superior to others; an estate entitled to a
servitude or easement over another estate, is called the superior or
dominant, and the other the inferior or servient estate. 1 Bouv. Inst. n.
1612.
3. Of courts, some are supreme or superior, possessing in general
appellate jurisdiction, either by writ of error or by appeal; 3 Bouv. Inst.
n. 2527; the others are called inferior courts.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 500
Housing Units (2000): 210
Land area (2000): 1.235471 sq. miles (3.199855 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007935 sq. miles (0.020551 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.243406 sq. miles (3.220406 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78660
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 46.656140 N, 92.103638 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54880
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, WI
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 27368
Housing Units (2000): 12196
Land area (2000): 36.939706 sq. miles (95.673395 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 18.492591 sq. miles (47.895588 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 55.432297 sq. miles (143.568983 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78650
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 46.706882 N, 92.085255 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54880
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, WI
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, WY -- U.S. town in Wyoming
Population (2000): 244
Housing Units (2000): 153
Land area (2000): 1.098431 sq. miles (2.844924 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.098431 sq. miles (2.844924 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74775
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 41.763159 N, 108.967616 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, WY
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, MT -- U.S. town in Montana
Population (2000): 893
Housing Units (2000): 410
Land area (2000): 1.084690 sq. miles (2.809335 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.098753 sq. miles (0.255770 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.183443 sq. miles (3.065105 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72625
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 47.193305 N, 114.890379 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59872
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, MT
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000): 2055
Housing Units (2000): 1123
Land area (2000): 1.884303 sq. miles (4.880321 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.884303 sq. miles (4.880321 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47815
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.022415 N, 98.067010 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68978
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, NE
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
Population (2000): 3254
Housing Units (2000): 1470
Land area (2000): 1.931569 sq. miles (5.002741 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.931569 sq. miles (5.002741 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71300
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 33.288943 N, 111.103931 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 85273
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, AZ
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 9011
Housing Units (2000): 3754
Land area (2000): 3.953655 sq. miles (10.239919 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.019221 sq. miles (0.049781 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.972876 sq. miles (10.289700 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75640
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.934718 N, 105.162786 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, CO
Superior
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Superior, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 142
Housing Units (2000): 64
Land area (2000): 0.422607 sq. miles (1.094546 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.422607 sq. miles (1.094546 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76440
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 43.432156 N, 94.945692 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 51363
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Superior, IA
Superior