superb en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /sʉˈpɛɾb/ (Scotland)
- /sʉwˈpəːb/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio
- /sɪʊˈpøːb/ (Wales)
- /suˈpɝb/ (General-American)
- /səˈpɝb/ (General-American)
- /suːˈpɜːb/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sjuːˈpɜːb/ (Received-Pronunciation) conservative RP, rare
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.
Meanings
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First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
1975 May 4, Dale Harris, “Merce Cunningham”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2024: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.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:This champagne is superb.
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Grand; magnificent; august; stately.
a superb edifice; a superb colonnade
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(dated) Haughty.
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.
1858, Julia Kavanagh, Adèle, a Tale: Volume 2, page 235:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superber | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| superbest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
superb fairywren · superbness · superbly · superb lyrebird · superbity · superb warbler · superb parrot · superb owl · superb lily
Synonyms
excellent · superlative · world-beating
Translations (28)
pt extraordinário (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · sv storartad (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ru превосхо́дный (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ro excepțional (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · cs jedinečný (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · nl eersteklas (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · es superbo (disused) (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · es excepcional (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · cs znamenitý (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ru великоле́пный (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ca soberg (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ru отменный (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · nrf supèrbe (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · cs vynikající (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · es soberbio (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · bg великолепен (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · pt soberbo (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ru отли́чный (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · vo süperik (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · de großartig (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · fr superbe (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · pl znakomity (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · es excelente (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · bg превъзходен (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · bg изключителен (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · ro superb (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · es magnífico (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) · de superb (of the highest quality; exceptionally good)