superiority
Use Superiority in a sentence
iˈɔr noun
the quality or condition of being superior.
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superior (suːˈpɪərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by to) | |
| 1. | greater in quality, quantity, etc |
| 2. | of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc |
| 3. | higher in rank or status: a superior tribunal |
| 4. | displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious |
| 5. | not susceptible (to) or influenced (by) |
| 6. | placed higher up; situated further from the base |
| 7. | astronomy |
| a. (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth | |
| b. (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet | |
| 8. | (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts |
| 9. | anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher |
| 10. | printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript |
| —n | |
| 11. | a person or thing of greater rank or quality |
| 12. | printing a character set in a superior position |
| 13. | (often capital) the head of a community in a religious order |
| [C14: from Latin, from superus placed above, from super above] | |
| usage Superior should not be used with than: he is a better (not a superior) poet than his brother; his poetry is superior to (not superior than) his brother's | |
| su'perioress | |
| —fem n | |
| superiority | |
| —n | |
| su'periorly | |
| —adv | |
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Superiority
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Example sentences
The people who believe they aren't are simply trying to support the notion of human superiority over animals.
Unless you're from a certain kind of family, no, it has not to do with moral superiority but with the right to amends.
Humans have long enjoyed crowing about their intellectual superiority in the animal kingdom.
However, many of you will continue to claim some sort of intellectual superiority because of your chosen side.
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