superior
/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
noun/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
/suːˈpɪɹiɚ/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A person of higher rank or quality.
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Meaning 2 · noun
The senior person in a monastic community.
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Meaning 3 · noun
The head of certain churches and colleges.
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Meaning 4 · noun
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.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Higher in quality.
“Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.”
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Higher in rank.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
“A genus is superior to a species.”
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Located above.
“the superior jaw; the superior part of an image”
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Greater or better than average; extraordinary.
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to.
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Meaning 11 · adjective
Of a planet: closer to the Earth than to the sun.
How this word is used
- Everyday “Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.”
- General “A genus is superior to a species.”
- General “the superior jaw; the superior part of an image”
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