Webster's Dictionary 1913

11989

Superior (2)

Su‐pe″ri‐or, n. 1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior ...

11990

Superioress

Su‐pe″ri‐or‐ess, n.(Eccl.) A woman who acts as chief in a convent, abbey, or nunnery; a lady superior.

11991

Superiority

Su‐pe′ri‐or″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. supériorité, LL. superioritas.] The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.Syn. — Preëmin...

11992

Superiorly

Su‐pe″ri‐or‐ly (?), adv. In a superior position or manner.

11993

Superjacent

Su′per‐ja″cent (?), a. [L. superjacens, p. pr. of superjacere; super above + jacere to lie.] Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.

11994

Superlation

Su′per‐la″tion (?), n. [L. superlatio. See Superlative.] Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety. B. Jonson.

11995

Superlative

Su′per‐la″tive (?), a. [L. superlativus, fr. superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See Elate, Tolerate.] 1. Lifted ...

11996

Superlative (2)

Su′per‐la″tive, n. 1. That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.2. (Gram.) (a) The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, a form or word by which the...

11997

Superlucration

Su′per‐lu‐cra″tion (?), n. [Pref. super- + L. lucratio gain.] Excessive or extraordinary gain. Davenant.

11998

Superlunar

{ Su′per‐lu″nar (?), Su′per‐lu″na‐ry (?), } a. Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; — opposed to sublunary.The head that turns at superlunar things. Pope.

11999

Superman

Su″per‐man′ (?), n. = Overman, above.

12000

Supermaterial

Su′per‐ma‐te″ri‐al (?), a. Being above, or superior to, matter.

12001

Supermaxilla

‖Su′per‐max‐il″la (?), n. [NL. See Super-, and Maxilla.] (Anat.) The supermaxilla.

12002

Supermaxillary

Su′per‐max″il‐la‐ry (?), a.(Anat.) Supermaxillary.

12003

Supermedial

Su′per‐me″di‐al (?), a. Above the middle.

12004

Supermundane

Su′per‐mun″dane (?), a. Being above the world; — opposed to inframundane. Cudworth.

12005

Supermundial

Su′per‐mun″di‐al (?), a. Supermundane.

12006

Supernacular

Su′per‐nac″u‐lar (?), a. Like supernaculum; first-rate; as, a supernacular wine. Thackeray.

12007

Supernaculum

Su′per‐nac″u‐lum (?), adv. & n. [NL., from L. super over + G. nagel, a nail, as of the finger, or a corruption of L. super and ungulam claw.] 1. A kind of mock Latin term intend...

12008

Supernal

Su‐per″nal (?), a. [L. supernus, from super above: cf. F. supernel. See Super-.] 1. Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions. “...

12009

Supernatant

Su′per‐na″tant (?), a. [L. supernatanus, p. pr. of supernatare to swim above; super above + natare to swim.] Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water.

12010

Supernatation

Su′per‐na‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of floating on the surface of a fluid. Sir T. Browne.

12011

Supernatural

Su′per‐nat″u‐ral (?), a. [Pref. super- + natural: cf. OF. supernaturel, F. surnaturel.] Being beyond, or exceeding, the power or laws of nature; miraculous.Syn. — Preternatural....

12012

Supernaturalism

Su′per‐nat″u‐ral‐ism (?), n. 1. The quality or state of being supernatural; supernaturalness.2. (Theol.) The doctrine of a divine and supernatural agency in the production of th...

12013

Supernaturalist

Su′per‐nat″u‐ral‐ist, n. One who holds to the principles of supernaturalism.

12014

Supernaturalistic

Su′per‐nat′u‐ral‐is″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to supernaturalism.

12015

Supernaturality

Su′per‐nat′u‐ral″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being supernatural.