Superior

English Meaning

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

1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer.
2. Of a higher nature or kind.
3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.
4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops.
5. Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious.
6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: "Trust magnates were superior to law” ( Gustavus Myers).
7. Located higher than another; upper.
8. Botany Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary.
9. Printing Set above the main line of type.
10. Logic Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition.
11. One that surpasses another in rank or quality.
12. Ecclesiastical The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent.
13. Printing A superior character, as the number 2 in x2.