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superior
English
Alternative forms
- superiour (British) (obsolete)
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /su??p??.?i.?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /s??p??.i.?/
- Rhymes: -???i?(?)
Adjective
superior (not comparable)
- Higher in rank, status, or quality.
- Of high standard or quality.
- Greater in size or power.
- (superior to) Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
- Greater or better than average.
- Synonym: extraordinary
- Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
- (typography) Printed in superscript.
- Located above or out; higher in position.
- (botany) (of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part.
- (botany) (of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs.
- (botany) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem.
- Synonym: posterior
- (botany) (of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit.
- Synonym: ascending
- (taxonomy) More comprehensive.
- Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
- Synonym: supercilious
- (astronomy) (of a planet) Closer to the Earth than to the Sun.
Usage notes
- Superior and inferior are generally followed by to; than is sometimes used mistakenly.
Antonyms
- inferior
Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,? apical,? apicocoronal,? axial,? buccal,? buccoapical,? buccocervical,? buccogingival,? buccolabial,? buccolingual,? bucco-occlusal,? buccopalatal,? cervical,? coronal,? coronoapical,? distal,? distoapical,? distobuccal,? distocervical,? distocoronal,? distofacial,? distogingival,? distoincisal,? distolingual,? disto-occlusal,? distoclusal,? distocclusal,? distopalatal,? facial,? gingival,? incisal,? incisocervical,? inferior,? labial,? lingual,? linguobuccal,? linguo-occlusal,? mandibular,? maxillary,? mesial,? mesioapical,? mesiobuccal,? mesiocervical,? mesiocoronal,? mesiodistal,? mesiofacial,? mesioincisal,? mesiogingival,? mesiolingual,? mesio-occlusal,? mesioclusal,? mesiocclusal,? mesiopalatal,? occlusal,? palatal,? posterior,? proximal,? superior,? vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
superior (plural superiors)
- A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.
- Synonym: overling
- The senior person in a monastic community.
- The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.
- Hyponyms: father superior, mother superior
- (printing) A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- Synonym: superscript
- (Scotland, law, historical) One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
Translations
References
- “superior”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “superior”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
- superior in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- superior at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superior, attested from 1653.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /su.p?.?i?o/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /su.pe.?i?o?/
Adjective
superior (masculine and feminine plural superiors)
- superior, higher, high
- Antonym: inferior
Related terms
- superioritat
Noun
superior m or f (plural superiors)
- superior
References
Further reading
- “superior” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “superior” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “superior” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology
Comparative of superus (“that is above, upper, higher”), from super (“above, over”, preposition) +? -us (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /su?pe.ri.or/, [s???p??i?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su?pe.ri.or/, [su?p???i?r]
Adjective
superior (neuter superius, positive superus); third declension
- (of place) Higher, upper.
- (of time or order of succession) Former, past, previous, preceding.
- (especially of age, time of life, etc.) Older, elder, senior, more advanced, former.
- (of strength or success in battle or any contest) Victorious, conquering, stronger, superior.
- (of quality, condition, number, etc.) Higher, more distinguished, greater, superior.
Inflection
Third-declension comparative adjective.
Descendants
References
- superior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- superior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- superior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superior.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.p???jo?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.pe.?i.?o?/
- Hyphenation: su?pe?ri?or
Adjective
superior m or f (plural superiores, comparable)
- upper, higher
- better
- superior
Antonyms
- inferior
Derived terms
- superiormente
Related terms
- superioridade
Noun
superior m (plural superiores, feminine superiora, feminine plural superioras)
- boss
- head of a monastery
Further reading
- “superior” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French supérieur, Latin superior.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su.pe.ri?or/
Adjective
superior m or n (feminine singular superioar?, masculine plural superiori, feminine and neuter plural superioare)
- superior
Declension
Antonyms
- inferior
Related terms
- superioritate
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superior.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /supe??jo?/, [su.pe??jo?]
Adjective
superior (plural superiores)
- upper, higher
- better
- superior
Derived terms
Noun
superior m (plural superiores, feminine superiora, feminine plural superioras)
- boss
- Synonyms: jefe, jefa, patrón, patrona
Related terms
- superioridad
Further reading
- “superior” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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qualified
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
- Hyphenation: qual?i?fied
Adjective
qualified (comparative more qualified, superlative most qualified)
- Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
- Restricted or limited by conditions.
- Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.
Antonyms
- non-qualified
- unqualified
Derived terms
- well-qualified
Translations
Verb
qualified
- simple past tense and past participle of qualify
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