different between superb vs admirable

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)

1. 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.

2. Grand; magnificent; august; stately.

3. (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.

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)

1. 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)

1. superb

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French admirable, from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æd.m??.?.b?l/, /?æd.m?.??.b?l/

Adjective

admirable (comparative more admirable, superlative most admirable)

1. Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.

   It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?m.mi??a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /am.mi??a.ble/
• Rhymes: -a?le

Adjective

admirable (masculine and feminine plural admirables)

1. admirable

Derived terms

• admirablement

Related terms

• admiració
• admirar

Further reading

• “admirable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Middle French admirable, borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.mi.?abl/

Adjective

admirable (plural admirables)

1. admirable

Related terms

• admirer

Further reading

• “admirable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• admirábel

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Adjective

admirable m or f (plural admirables)

1. admirable

Derived terms

• admirablemente

Related terms

• admiración
• admirar

Further reading

• “admirable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Adjective

admirable m or f (plural admirables)

1. admirable

Descendants

• French: admirable

Scots

Adjective

admirable (comparative mair admirable, superlative maist admirable)

1. admirable

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /admi??able/, [að?.mi??a.??le]

Adjective

admirable (plural admirables)

1. admirable

Derived terms

• admirablemente

Related terms

• admiración
• admirar

Further reading

• “admirable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.