superiority
pronunciation
How to pronounce superiority in British English:
UK [suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti]
How to pronounce superiority in American English:
US [suːˌpɪriˈɔːrəti]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being superior
- the quality of being a competitive advantage
- displaying a sense of being better than others
- the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
Word Origin
- superiority (n.)
- late 15c., from superior (adj.) + -ity, or directly from Medieval Latin superioritatem (nominative superioritas), from superior.
Antonym
Example
- 1. America should seek to maintain military superiority in the western pacific .
- 2. At bull run , lee easily demonstrates his force 's superiority .
- 3. Theyenable our military superiority , but our unclassified government networks areconstantly probed by intruders .
- 4. One thing chinese collectors agree on is the superiority of painting .
- 5. Baltic countries , as members of the european union , did not achieve overwhelming superiority over russia .