noun · irregular · common

superman

su·per·man

superman · supermen

кислота

сверхчеловек, супермен

Übermensch, Supermann

An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human developmentAn imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch; (loosely), a man of extraordinary powers.

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UK/ˈs(j)uːpəmæn/US/ˈsupɚmæn/

» "Superman" is showing at the movie theater this month.

"Superman" läuft diesen Monat im Kino.

Meaning

2 senses

An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch; (loosely), a man of extraordinary powers.
Nietzsche wrote of the coming of the superman.
Übermensch, Supermann
сверхчелове́кsverxčelovék, суперме́нsupermɛ́n, сверхчелове́кsverxčelovék
Someone likened to the comics character Superman; a man of seemingly superhuman powers.

More definitions

a person with great powers and abilities
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Examples

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"Superman" is showing at the movie theater this month.
de"Superman" läuft diesen Monat im Kino.
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Tom is wearing a Superman costume.
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Superman can fly.
ruСупермен умеет летать.
deSupermann kann fliegen.
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Tom collects Batman and Superman comic books.
ruТом собирает комиксы с Бэтменом и Суперменом.
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Tom's favorite superhero is Superman.
deToms Lieblingssuperheld ist Superman.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

übermensch:

person of extraordinary or superhuman powers:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

übermensch:

person of extraordinary or superhuman powers:

Origin

A calque of German Übermensch; super- + man. The German word was introduced by the philoso

A calque of German Übermensch; super- + man. The German word was introduced by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) in his work Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883), and rendered in English as superman by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) in the play Man and Superman (1903) and by Thomas Common (1850–1919) in his 1909 translation of Nietzsche’s work.

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