adj
Meaning 1
Of excellent quality, superfine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
super
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsuːpə/
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Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˈsʉwpə/
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Multicultural-London-English: [ˈsypɑ]
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Geordie: [ˈsup̚ʔɐː]
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Canada, General-American: /ˈsupɚ/
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Canada, General-American: [ˈsʉu̯.pɚ]
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Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈsʉːpə/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Scotland: /ˈsʉpəɾ/
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Northern-Ireland: /ˈsʉpəɹ/
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South-Asia: /ˈsupər/
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South-Asia: [suː.pɜ(ɾ)]
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/ˈsjuːpə/ conservative Received Pronunciation, dated
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Wales: /ˈsɪʊpə/
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homophone: souper (one pronunciation)
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rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S UW1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adv
Meaning 3
Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
Examples
- The party was super awesome.
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adv
Meaning 4
Absolutely; utterly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
Examples
- I super don't care about that.
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name
Meaning 5
In any of various contexts, a specifically named instance of a super, such as a particular superintendent, supervisor, or super-weapon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You better call the Super if you want your repairs done [the specific superintendent in the implicit context of a specific apartment building; parallel with "President" versus "president"]
- Teller and Oppenheimer discussing the feasibility of the Super [super atomic bomb, i.e., as later known, the hydrogen bomb]
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noun
Meaning 6
Clipping of superannuation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal
Examples
- Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
Clipping of supercomputer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 8
Clipping of superhero.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, slang
Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
Clipping of superhive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Topics: agriculture, beekeeping, business, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 10
Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal
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noun
Meaning 11
Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, neologism
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:super.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 13
Clipping of supertanker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 14
Clipping of supervisor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 15
A superimposed caption or image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: broadcasting, media, television
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noun
Meaning 16
A watch (timepiece).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, obsolete
Qualifier: thieves slang
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 17
Clipping of superhive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Topics: agriculture, beekeeping, business, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 18
Clipping of superimpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Topics: broadcasting, media, television
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adjective satellite
Meaning 19
including more than a specified category
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a super experiment
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adjective satellite
Meaning 20
extremely large
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- another super skyscraper
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adjective satellite
Meaning 21
of the highest quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an ace reporter
- a crack shot
- a first-rate golfer
- a super party
- played top-notch tennis
- an athlete in tiptop condition
- she is absolutely tops
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 22
to an extreme degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- extremely cold
- extremely unpleasant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extremely, exceedingly, passing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 23
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: superintendent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caretaker
History
Etymology
From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.
Proper name capitalized from ellided forms with super and super-.
Abbreviation by shortening.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: су́пер (súper) — better than usual
- Chinese Mandarin: 優秀 /优秀 (yōuxiù) — better than usual
- Chinese Mandarin: 出色 (chūsè) — better than usual
- Danish: super — better than usual
- Dutch: super — better than usual
- French: super — better than usual
- Galician: súper — better than usual
- German: super — better than usual
- Greek: υπέρ (ypér) — better than usual
- Hebrew: סופר — better than usual
- Icelandic: frábær — better than usual
- Icelandic: súper — better than usual
- Indonesian: amat — better than usual
- Italian: super — better than usual
- Italian: sopra — better than usual
- Japanese: 超 (chō) — better than usual
- Japanese: すばらしい (subarashii) — better than usual
- Latin: super — better than usual
- Latin: supra — better than usual
- Malayalam: മികച്ച (mikacca) — better than usual
- Malayalam: തകർപ്പൻ (takaṟppaṉ) — better than usual
- Norwegian: super — better than usual
- Polish: super — better than usual
- Portuguese: súper — better than usual
- Russian: су́пер (súper) — better than usual
- Russian: превосхо́дный (prevosxódnyj) — better than usual
- Russian: кла́ссный (klássnyj) — better than usual
- Russian: потря́сный (potrjásnyj) — better than usual
- Serbo-Croatian: super — better than usual
- Spanish: súper — better than usual
- Spanish: sumamente — better than usual
- Spanish: recontra- — better than usual
- Spanish: requetecontra — better than usual
- Spanish: requete- — better than usual
- Spanish: pero que muy — better than usual
- Spanish: rete- — better than usual
- Spanish: -ísimo — better than usual
- Swedish: super — better than usual
- Tamil: சூப்பர் (cūppar) — better than usual
- Turkish: süper — better than usual
- Vietnamese: siêu — better than usual
Real reading context