superior Meaning and Definition

1. a. of or characteristic of high rank or importance

2. a. of high or superior quality or performance

3. a. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

4. a. written or printed above and to one side of another character

5. n. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

6. n. a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

7. n. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

8. n. the head of a religious community

9. n. one of greater rank or station or quality

10. n. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

11. s. (often followed by to') above being affected or influenced by

12. s. (sometimes followed by to') not subject to or influenced by

13. s. having a higher rank