different between superb vs flawless

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

From flaw +? -less (suffix meaning ‘without (something)’).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fl??l?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fl?l?s/
• Rhymes: -??l?s
• Hyphenation: flaw?less

Adjective

flawless (comparative more flawless, superlative most flawless)

1. Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.

   Synonyms: faultless, impeccable; see also Thesaurus:flawless

   Antonyms: flawed, flawful

Derived terms

• flawlessly
• flawlessness

Related terms

• flaw
• flawed
• unflawed

Translations

References

Further reading

• flawless in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• flawless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.