different between superb vs opulent

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 Latin opul?ns, opulentus, from ops (“wealth, power, resources”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?op- (“to work; produce in abundance”). Equivalent to ops +? -ulent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??pj?l?nt/

Adjective

opulent (comparative more opulent, superlative most opulent)

1. Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
2. Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

Related terms

• opulence

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opul?ns, opulentis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.py.l??/

Adjective

opulent (feminine singular opulente, masculine plural opulents, feminine plural opulentes)

1. opulent

Related terms

• opulence

Anagrams

• loupent

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French opulent, from Latin opulentus.

Adjective

opulent m or n (feminine singular opulent?, masculine plural opulen?i, feminine and neuter plural opulente)

1. opulent

Declension