different between superb vs superbo

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

superb +? -o

Adjective

superbo (comparative more superbo, superlative most superbo)

1. (slang) superb, excellent

Anagrams

• sober up

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?p?r.bo/
• Rhymes: -?rbo

Adjective

superbo (feminine superba, masculine plural superbi, feminine plural superbe)

1. proud, haughty, presumptuous
2. superb, magnificent

Related terms

• superbia

Latin

Adjective

superb?

1. dative masculine singular of superbus
2. dative neuter singular of superbus
3. ablative masculine singular of superbus
4. ablative neuter singular of superbus

Spanish

Adjective

superbo (feminine superba, masculine plural superbos, feminine plural superbas)

1. Obsolete spelling of soberbio