noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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.
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UK:/sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/
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rhymes with -ɒɹɪti
CMU ARPABET:S UW2 P IH0 R IY0 AO1 R IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being superior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prerogative
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Qualifier: Scots law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being superior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: high quality
Antonyms: inferiority
Broader terms: quality, caliber, calibre
Narrower terms: fineness, choiceness, first class, first water, ingenuity, ingeniousness, cleverness
4
noun
Meaning 4
displaying a sense of being better than others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he hated the white man's superiority and condescension
