different between suitable vs superb
suitable
English
Etymology
suit +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su?t?bl/
Adjective
suitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)
- Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Synonyms
- fit for purpose (British)
- up to standard (British)
Antonyms
- unsuitable
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- appropriate
- apt
- congruous
- consonant
- corresponding
- eligible
- fit
- meet
- pertinent
- seemly
Further reading
- suitable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- suitable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- sabulite
suitable From the web:
- what suitable means
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- what suitable soil for orchard planting
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superb
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superbus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /su?p?b/, /s??p?b/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sju??p??b/, /su??p??b/
- Rhymes: -??(?)b
- Hyphenation: su?perb
Adjective
superb (comparative superber, superlative superbest)
- First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- Grand; magnificent; august; stately.
- (dated) Haughty.
- 1858, Julia Kavanagh, Adèle, a Tale: Volume 2 (p.235):
- A remark which Isabella received with a superb curl of the lip, but at the same time, and to her brother's infinite relief, she walked away.
- 1858, Julia Kavanagh, Adèle, a Tale: Volume 2 (p.235):
Synonyms
- excellent
- superlative
Derived terms
- superbly
Translations
Anagrams
- BUPERS, Repubs
German
Alternative forms
- süperb
Etymology
Borrowed from French superbe, from Latin superbus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
superb (not comparable)
- superb
Declension
Further reading
- “superb” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French superbe, from Latin superbus.
Adjective
superb m or n (feminine singular superb?, masculine plural superbi, feminine and neuter plural superbe)
- superb
Declension
superb From the web:
- what superbowl are we on
- what superbowl is it
- what superbowl was this year
- what superbowl is coming up
- what super bowl did the eagles win
- what superbowl is in 2021
- what superbad character are you
- what super bowl did the chiefs win
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