Meanings
plural superiorities · alternative superiourity
- countableuncountableThe state of being superior.
Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
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The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology.
1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 15Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision.
2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBCSynonyms: prerogative
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being superior.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of being at a competitive advantage
nounthe state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsuperior
- Medieval Latinsuperioritas
- Old Frenchsuperiorite
- Middle Englishsuperiorite
- Englishsuperiority
From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior. Morphologically superior + -ity.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὑπεροχή, ὑπερβολή
- ὑπεροχή (huperokhḗ)the state of being superior
- ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)the state of being superior
Arabic تَفَوُّق
- تَفَوُّق (tafawwuq)the state of being superior
Bulgarian превъзхо́дство
- превъзхо́дство (prevăzhódstvo)the state of being superior
Catalan superioritat
- superioritatthe state of being superior
Chinese Mandarin 優勢 /优势, 優越 /优越
- 優勢 /优势 (yōushì)the state of being superior
- 優越 /优越 (yōuyuè)the state of being superior
Czech převaha, nadřazenost
- převahathe state of being superior
- nadřazenostthe state of being superior
Danish overlegenhed
- overlegenhedthe state of being superior
Dutch meerderwaardigheid, superioriteit
- meerderwaardigheidthe state of being superior
- superioriteitthe state of being superior
Esperanto supereco
- superecothe state of being superior
Finnish paremmuus, etevämmyys
- paremmuusthe state of being superior
- etevämmyysthe state of being superior
French supériorité
- supérioritéthe state of being superior
German Überlegenheit
- Überlegenheitthe state of being superior
Greek ανωτερότητα, υπεροχή
- ανωτερότητα (anoterótita)the state of being superior
- υπεροχή (yperochí)the state of being superior
Hindi वरिष्ठता
- वरिष्ठता (variṣṭhatā)the state of being superior
Hungarian fölény, felsőbbrendűség
- fölénythe state of being superior
- felsőbbrendűségthe state of being superior
Irish ardchéimíocht
- ardchéimíochtthe state of being superior
Italian superiorità
- superioritàthe state of being superior
Japanese 高貴, 上級
- 高貴 (kōki)the state of being superior
- 上級 (jōkyū)the state of being superior
- 高級 (kōkyū)the state of being superior
- 優位 (yūi)the state of being superior
Korean 우월성, 우월
- 우월성 (uwolseong)the state of being superior
- 우월 (uwol)the state of being superior
Latin superioritas
- superioritasthe state of being superior
Latvian pārākums
- pārākumsthe state of being superior
Māori hiranga
- hirangathe state of being superior
Norwegian Bokmål overlegenhet
- overlegenhetthe state of being superior
Polish wyższość, przewaga
- wyższośćthe state of being superior
- przewagathe state of being superior
Portuguese superioridade
- superioridadethe state of being superior
Romanian superioritate
- superioritatethe state of being superior
Russian превосхо́дство, старшинство́
- превосхо́дство (prevosxódstvo)the state of being superior
- старшинство́ (staršinstvó)the state of being superior
Slovak prevaha, nadradenosť
- prevahathe state of being superior
- nadradenosťthe state of being superior
Spanish superioridad
- superioridadthe state of being superior
Swedish överlägsenhet
- överlägsenhetthe state of being superior
Turkish üstünlük, rüçhan
- üstünlükthe state of being superior
- rüçhanthe state of being superior
- faikiyetthe state of being superior
Ukrainian перева́га, ви́щість
- перева́га (pereváha)the state of being superior
- ви́щість (výščistʹ)the state of being superior
- старшинство́ (staršynstvó)the state of being superior
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with superiority
All rhymes →Cite this entry
superiority. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superiority
“superiority.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superiority. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superiority,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superiority.
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