Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being superior.

    Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.

    Überlegenheit

    превосхо́дствоprevosxódstvo, старшинство́staršinstvó

    перева́гаpereváha, ви́щістьvýščistʹ, старшинство́staršynstvó

    the quality of being superior

  2. (countable, historical, uncountable)The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.

Examples

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  1. Tom has a superiority complex.

    ruУ Тома мания величия.

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  2. I admit her superiority to others.

    ruЯ признаю её превосходство над другими.

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  3. She suffers from a superiority complex.

    deSie leidet unter seinem Überlegenheitskomplex.

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  4. She was perfectly aware of her superiority.

    ruОна прекрасно осознавала своё превосходство.

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  5. Our astrological superiority is fairly self-explanatory.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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the state of being superior:
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Origin

From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superior

From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior.

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