English to English
superior
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adjective (a)
- of high or superior quality or performance(adj.all)Example:
Superior wisdom derived from experience.
Superior math students.
source: wordnet30 - of or characteristic of high rank or importance(adj.all)Example:
A superior ruler.
source: wordnet30 - written or printed above and to one side of another character(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit(adj.all)Example:
Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets.
source: wordnet30 - More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- one of greater rank or station or quality(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the head of a religious community(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by(adj.all)Example:
Overcome by a superior opponent.
Trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law.
source: wordnet30 - having a higher rank(adj.all)Example:
Superior officer.
source: wordnet30 - (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by(adj.all)Example:
He is superior to fear.
An ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades.
source: wordnet30
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