super

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of excellent quality, superfine.
2. (not-comparable) Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Adv

1. (colloquial, not-comparable) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
2. (colloquial, not-comparable) Absolutely; utterly.

Noun

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal) Clipping of superannuation.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of supercomputer.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, slang) Clipping of superhero.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of superhive.
5. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal) Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, neologism) Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of supertanker.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of supervisor.
10. (colloquial) A superimposed caption or image.

Verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of superhive.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of superimpose.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: super-

In summary

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

Synonyms

superintendent

excellent

first-rate

tops

tiptop

first-class

wonderful

awesome

top-notch

very

A-one

topnotch

extra

top

🔝

outstanding

extremely

ace

great

superior

top grade

crack

upper

exceedingly

janitor

ultra

ascendant

swell

dominant

supreme

superfine

best

foremost

superficial

senior

premium

passing

really

splendid

neat

fantastic

dandy

above

marvellous

overwhelming

high-class

surface

sterling

extreme

extraordinary

completely

Translations

excelente

administrador

super

super

έξοχος

süper

súper

supérieur

superior

ανυπέρβλητος

magnífic

über

überlegen

superior

από πάνω

Sentences

Ogres and humans both gain super strength for a similar amount of time .