Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superb

/suˈpɝb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: su-perb
IPA: /suˈpɝb/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.

adj

Grand; magnificent; august; stately.

adj

Dated

Example Sentences

"This champagne is superb."
"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."
"The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards."
"a superb edifice; a superb colonnade"
"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."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /suˈpɝb/
British English: /suːˈpɜːb/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

superber (comparative) superbest (superlative)

Derived Forms

superbity superbly superbness

Phrases

superb fairywren superb lily superb lyrebird superb owl superb parrot superb warbler

Synonyms

excellent superlative world-beating brilliant

Rhymes With

curb herb verb disturb serb reverb blurb kerb erb perturb erbe refurb

Questions

How do you pronounce superb?: The recorded pronunciation is /suˈpɝb/.
What does superb mean?: First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
Where does superb come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

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