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3 ADJ A superior person or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system. □  …negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers. [Also + to ]

4 N‑COUNT Your superior in an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you. □  Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors.

5 ADJ If you describe someone as superior , you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Finch gave a superior smile. ●  su|peri|or|ity N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ over ] …a false sense of his superiority over mere journalists.

6 ADJ If one group of people has superior numbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it. [FORMAL ] □  The demonstrators fled when they saw the authorities' superior numbers. SYNONYMS superior ADJ 2

first-rate:People who used his service knew they were dealing with a first-rate professional.

exclusive:He is already a member of Britain's most exclusive club.

exceptional:Her translation is exceptional in its poetic quality.

world-class:He was determined to become a world-class player.

outstanding:He was outstanding at tennis and golf.

su|peri|or|ity /suːp I ə riɒ r I ti, [AM ] -ɔː r I ti/

1 N‑UNCOUNT If one side in a war or conflict has superiority , it has an advantage over its enemy, for example because it has more soldiers or better equipment. [FORMAL ] □  The U.S. will need a three-to-one superiority in forces to be sure of a successful attack. □  We have air superiority. [Also + over/in ]

2 → see also superior

super|la|tive /suːpɜː ^r lət I v/ (superlatives )

1 ADJ If you describe something as superlative , you mean that it is extremely good. □  Some superlative cheeses are made in this region. □  The Regent hotel has a superlative view of Hong Kong island.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] If someone uses superlatives to describe something, they use adjectives and expressions which indicate that it is extremely good. □  …a spectacle which has critics world-wide reaching for superlatives.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] In grammar, the superlative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that indicates that something has more of a quality than anything else in a group. For example, 'biggest' is the superlative form of 'big'. Compare comparative . ● N‑COUNT Superlative is also a noun. □  …his tendency towards superlatives and exaggeration.

super|man /suː pə ^r mæn/ (supermen ) N‑COUNT A superman is a man who has very great physical or mental abilities. □  Collor nurtured the idea that he was a superman, who single-handedly could resolve Brazil's crisis.

super|mar|ket ◆◇◇ /suː pə ^r mɑː ^r k I t/ (supermarkets ) N‑COUNT A supermarket is a large shop which sells all kinds of food and some household goods. □  Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket.

super|mini /suː pə ^r m I ni/ (superminis ) also super-mini N‑COUNT A supermini is a small car which has been designed to be comfortable and easy to drive.

super|model /suː pə ^r mɒd ^ə l/ (supermodels ) N‑COUNT A supermodel is a very famous fashion model.