superb

superb
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. magnificent, impressive, stately; admirable, excellent; costly, rich, gorgeous, sumptuous. See beauty, ostentation.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. magnificent, august, splendid, elegant, exquisite; see also excellent , grand 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
excellent, great, superior, superlative, first-class, first-rate, select, choice, magnificent, grand, noble, splendid, super.
ANT.: poor, inferior, awful
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang: boss. Chiefly British: tophole. See GOOD. 2. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, terrific, wonderful. Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idiom: out of this world. See GOOD. 3. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent: august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime. See BIG, GOOD.

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  • Superb — Su*perb , a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See {Super }.] 1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade. [1913 Webster] 2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations. [1913 Webster] 3. Showy; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • superb — Adj vorzüglich per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. superbe, dieses aus l. superbus, zu l. super oben, darüber, obenauf .    Ebenso nndl. superbe, ne. superb, nfrz. superbe, nschw. superb, nnorw. superb;… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Superb — (franz., spr. ßüpérb), stolz, prächtig, herrlich; Superbiloquenz, Großsprecherei, übermütig stolze Sprache …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Supérb — (lat., oder frz., spr. ßü ), stolz, prächtig …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • superb — index meritorious, portentous (eliciting amazement), preferential, premium, prime (most valuable), professional (stellar), sterling …   Law dictionary

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  • superb — *splendid, resplendent, glorious, gorgeous, sublime Analogous words: superlative, transcendent, surpassing, *supreme: sumptuous, *luxurious, opulent: imposing, stately, majestic, magnificent, *grand …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • superb — ► ADJECTIVE 1) excellent. 2) magnificent or splendid. DERIVATIVES superbly adverb. ORIGIN Latin superbus proud, magnificent …   English terms dictionary

  • superb — [sə pʉrb′, so͞opʉrb′] adj. [L superbus, proud, haughty, delicate < super (see SUPER ) + bus < IE * bhwos < base * bhū , var. of * bheu , to grow > BE] 1. noble or majestic 2. rich or splendid 3. extremely fine; excellent superbly adv …   English World dictionary

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