superior excellence
1Superior — Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an… …
2Superior conjunction — Superior Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part… …
3Superior figure — Superior Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part… …
4Superior letter — Superior Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part… …
5Superior planets — Superior Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part… …
6superior — superiorly, adv. /seuh pear ee euhr, soo /, adj. 1. higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer. 2. above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students. 3. of higher grade or quality:… …
7superior — /səˈpɪəriə / (say suh pearreeuh), /su / (say sooh ) adjective 1. higher in station, rank, degree, or grade: a superior officer. 2. above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc. 3. of higher grade or quality. 4. greater in quantity or …
8superior — su•pe•ri•or [[t]səˈpɪər i ər, sʊ [/t]] adj. 1) higher in station, rank, degree, etc 2) above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc 3) of higher grade or quality 4) greater in quantity or amount 5) showing a consciousness or feeling… …
9superior — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. better (see superiority); higher ranking; proud. n. higher authority; mother or father superior. See asceticism. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. higher, better, preferred, above, exceeding, finer, of… …
10excellence — n. 1. Superiority, eminence, distinction, pre eminence, transcendence. 2. Good quality, superior quality, superior goodness, superiority. 3. Valuable point or property or characteristic, advantage, good point, good quality, valuable feature or… …
