adj.

1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer.
2. Of a higher nature or kind.
3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.
4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops.
5. Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious.
6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: “Trust magnates were superior to law” (Gustavus Myers).
7. Located higher than another; upper.
8. Botany. Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary.
9. Printing. Set above the main line of type.
10. Logic. Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition.

n.

1. One that surpasses another in rank or quality.
2. Ecclesiastical. The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent.
3. Printing. A superior character, as the number 2 in x².

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, comparative of superus, upper, from super, over.]

superiority su·pe'ri·or'i·ty (-ôr'ĭ-tē, -ŏr'-) n.
superiorly su·pe'ri·or·ly adv.

adjective

1. Being at a rank above another: higher, senior. See over/under.
2. Of greater excellence than another: better¹, preferable. See better/worse.
3. Of fine quality: choice, fine¹, first-class, prime, select. See better/worse.
4. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine¹, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang boss. Chiefly British tophole. See good/bad.
5. Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: arrogant, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious. Idioms: on one's high horse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
6. Being at a height or level above another: higher, upper. See high/low.

noun

One who stands above another in rank: better¹, elder, senior. Informal higher-up. See over/under.

adj

Definition: arrogant, haughty
Antonyms: humble, meek, modest

adj

Definition: better, greater, higher; excellent
Antonyms: bad, below, inferior, lower, minor, poor, worse

n

Definition: person higher or highest in rank
Antonyms: inferior, servant, subordinate, worker bee

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cranial

Toward the head or upper end of the body or body part; above (e.g. the forehead is superior to the nose). See also directional terms.

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One who has a right to give orders; belonging to a higher grade.

A superior is someone or something entitled to command, influence, or control. In the judicial system, a superior court has general or extensive jurisdiction, as opposed to an inferior court. A superior court bears a different meaning in different states. In some states, it is a tribunal of intermediate jurisdiction between the trial courts and the chief appellate court; in other states, however, it is the name given to trial courts.

In the law of negligence, a superior force is an uncontrollable and irresistible force that produces results that could not be avoided.

In real property, a holder of a superior estate has an easement, or a nonpossessory interest in land, in an inferior estate.

Situated above, or directed upward.

IN BRIEF: adj. - (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; More elevated in place; Higher; Higher in rank, office, or quality.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men--true nobility is being superior to your former self. — Radiohead

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overlegen, bedre, højere, udmærket, fremragende, vigtig, overordnet
n. - overordnet, foresat, overmand, prior(inde)

idioms:

• superior numbers    overordnede tal

n. - Superior

Nederlands (Dutch)
superieur, beste, opperst, meerdere, overste, hoger, arrogant

Français (French)
adj. - supérieur, de qualité supérieure, meilleur, condescendant, suffisant, (Biol, Bot, Imprim) supérieur
n. - (gén, Relig) supérieur

idioms:

• superior numbers    en nombres supérieurs

n. - Supérieur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorgesetzter, Überlegener
adj. - hochgestellt, überheblich, überlegen, höher

idioms:

• superior numbers    zahlenmäßige Überlegenheit

n. - Superior

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανώτερος (κατά θέση ή αξίωμα), (θρησκ.) ηγούμενος, ηγουμένη
adj. - ανώτερος (κατά θέση ή αξίωμα), υπέρτερος σε ποιότητα, ποσότητα ή αξία, υπερφίαλος, υπεράνω

idioms:

• superior numbers    αριθμητική υπεροχή

Italiano (Italian)
superiore, principale

idioms:

• superior numbers    superiorità numerica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - superior (m)
adj. - superior

idioms:

• superior numbers    números superiores

n. - Lago Superior

Русский (Russian)
начальник, старший, превосходящий другого, лучший, превосходящий, больший, (численно) превосходящий, превосходный, стоящий выше, высокомерный, высший (по должности), более общий

idioms:

• superior numbers    численное превосходство

Español (Spanish)
adj. - superior, supremo, más alto, de superioridad, orgulloso, presuntuoso, desdeñoso
n. - superior, superiora

idioms:

• superior numbers    superioridad numérica, fuerza más numerosa

n. - Superior

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överordnad, abbot
adj. - högre (i rang), överlägsen, utmärkt, förstklassig, högdragen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
苏必利尔

上好的, 高傲的, 出众的, 上司, 长辈, 长官, 优势者, 优胜者

idioms:

• superior numbers    优势, 数量优势

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蘇必略

adj. - 上好的, 高傲的, 出眾的
n. - 上司, 長輩, 長官, 優勢者, 優勝者

idioms:

• superior numbers    優勢, 數量優勢

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뛰어난, 우수한, 우세한
n. - 우수한 사람, 선배, 상관

Lake ~ 슈피리어호 (북아메리카 5대호의 하나)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - すぐれた, 優秀な, 上等の, 上級の, 傲慢な, 上部の, 上にある, 超越した, より一般的な
n. - スペリオル湖, すぐれた人, 上官, 上役, 先輩, 肩数字

idioms:

• superior numbers    優勢
• superior power    優勢

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اعلى , اعلى منزله (صفه) متعالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליון, גבוה, רם, נעלה, משובח, טוב, רב, עדיף, יהיר, מתנשא, ממונה, גבוה בדרגה, רם במעמד‬
n. - ‮אדם העולה בדרגתו על אחר, ראש מנזר, אות גדולה (דפוס)‬
n. - ‮סופריור‬

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