superior

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

2. 2adjective

   Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.

3. 3adjective

   Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery.

4. 4adjective

   Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.

5. 5adjective

   More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.

6. 6adjective

   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; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.

7. 7adjective

   Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.

8. 8adjective

   Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle.

9. 9noun

   One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English.

10. 10noun

    The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.

11. 11noun

    a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

    Synonyms

    superscript
12. 12noun

    a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

13. 13noun

    the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

14. 14noun

    the head of a religious community

15. 15noun

    one of greater rank or station or quality

    Synonyms

    superordinate
16. 16noun

    a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

    Synonyms

    mastervictor
17. 17adjective

    (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

    "he is superior to fear"

    "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"

18. 18adjective

    (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

    "overcome by a superior opponent"

    "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

19. 19adjective

    having a higher rank

    "superior officer"

    Synonyms

    ranking
20. 20adjective

    of or characteristic of high rank or importance

    "a superior ruler"

21. 21adjective

    of high or superior quality or performance

    "superior wisdom derived from experience"

    "superior math students"

22. 22adjective

    having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

    "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

23. 23adjective

    written or printed above and to one side of another character

    Synonyms

    superscript