superiority
UK/sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/
superiority noun: the state of being superior.
Noun
superiority (countable and uncountable, plural superiorities)
- The state of being superior.
- Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
- The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology.1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 15
- Synonyms:
- prerogative
- The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
superiority meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
superiority in Hindi
- the state of being superior
- वरिष्ठता variṣṭhatā
superiority in Tamil
- மேன்மை
superiority in Marathi
- श्रेष्ठत्व, श्रेष्ठता
superiority in Urdu
- برتری, فوقیت, فضیلت, فضل, سبقت, تفوفق
More languagesFewer languages
- superiority in Telugu
- మెరుగు merugu
- superiority in Malayalam
- മികവ് mikavŭ, വൻപ് vaṉpŭ
- superiority in Kannada
- ಮೇಟಿ, ಪೆರ್ಮೆ, ಮೇಲ್ಮೆ, ಹಿರಿಮೆ
- superiority in Odia
- ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତ୍ୱ, ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତା, ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତ୍ବ
- superiority in Sanskrit
- तरुस् tárus
- superiority in Nepali
- श्रेष्ठता
- superiority in Arabic
- تَفَوُّق tafawwuq
Examples of superiority in a sentence
- The human mind can be easily deceived and convinced of its superiority and self-sufficiency, which is the core of Ideolatry.
- A false idea has taken hold in MAGAdom about the movement’s supposed monocultural superiority.
- The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard.
Synonyms of superiority
- prerogative
- advantage
- altitude
- ascendance
- ascendancy
- betterhood
- betterness
- dominion
- elderdom
- excellence
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Forms of superiority
| plural | superiorities |
|---|---|
| alternative form | superiourity |
Origin of superiority
From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior. Morphologically superior + -ity.
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Questions about superiority
- What does superiority mean?
- Superiority means the state of being superior.
- What is superiority in Hindi?
- Superiority in Hindi is वरिष्ठता (variṣṭhatā). See Superiority meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is superiority?
- Superiority is a noun.
- How do you pronounce superiority?
- Superiority is pronounced /sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of superiority?
- The plural of superiority is superiorities.
Words near superiority in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: superiority (page history and authors); superiority (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superiority (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superiority (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మెరుగు (Telugu) (page history and authors); മികവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); superiority (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superiority (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); तरुस् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); superiority (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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