superiority
nounUK /sʊˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/
Etymology From Middle English superiorite, from Old French superiorite, from Medieval Latin superioritas, from Latin superior. Morphologically superior + -ity.
1
The state of being superior.
- Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football.
- 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 15:
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- Chelsea 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 BBC:
2
Historical The right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.
- Synonyms
- advantage, altitude, ascendance, ascendancy, betterhood, betterness, dominion, elderdom, excellence, forehand, greatness, leetness, mastery, overhand, precedency, precellence, precellency, predominance, preeminence, superiority, superiorness, supremacy
- Antonyms
- inferiority
- Derived terms
- air superiority, casualty of superiority, comparative of superiority, full-spectrum superiority, full spectrum superiority, superiority complex, superlative of superiority
- Hypernyms
- inequality