English Explanatory Dictionary

super

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of excellent quality, superfine.
  2. Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
adv
  1. Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
  2. Absolutely; utterly.
noun
  1. Clipping of superannuation.
  2. Clipping of supercomputer.
  3. Clipping of superhero.
  4. Clipping of superhive.
  5. Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
  6. Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
  7. Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
  8. Clipping of supertanker.
  9. Clipping of supervisor.
  10. A superimposed caption or image.
verb
  1. Clipping of superhive.
  2. Clipping of superimpose.
name
  1. In any of various contexts, a specifically named instance of a super, such as a particular superintendent, supervisor, or super-weapon.

Pronunciation

/ˈsuːpə/ en-uk-super-with-yod.ogg /ˈsʉwpə/ [ˈsypɑ] /ˈsupɚ/ [ˈsʉu̯.pɚ] En-ca-super.ogg /ˈsʉːpə/ en-au-super.ogg /ˈsʉpəɾ/ /ˈsʉpəɹ/ /ˈsupər/ [suː.pɜ(ɾ)] /ˈsjuːpə/ /ˈsɪʊpə/

Word forms

super supers supering supered

Etymology

From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

Synonyms

awesome excellent

Related words

super-

Derived words

chief super minisuper super-app super ASBO superbackground Super Bowl super combined supercomposite supercup super cup super deformed superdick superdodger super-duper superego superfecta superfight superforecaster superforecasting superfox super gonorrhea super greenhouse gas Super League super light superly Supermarionation superminority superneutral Super Orange super outbreak super over super PAC superpenis superplex super power superprimate superpussy super recogniser super shoe super smelter super spiral super stall super star cluster super straight super trouper super video CD super weakly interacting massive particle superweight super X-ray supreme
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