superior
/sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
adj
Printed in superscript.
Example Sentences
- "Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch."
- "There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished."
- "Additionally, reliability proved to be superior to NBL's design, with an average of 120,000 miles run during 1959."
- "She always treated (her husband) as a boy, which he was, and as a fool, which he was not, thinking herself so immeasurably superior to him that she neglected opportunity after opportunity of establishing her rule."
- "There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy […]than a brave man superior to his sufferings."
- "a superior figure or letter"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/
- British English: /suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/
Inflected Forms
more superior (comparative)
most superior (superlative)
superiour (alternative, UK)
superiors (plural)