[じょう, jou] (n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P) #111[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Superiority \Su*pe`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. sup['e]riorit['e],
LL. superioritas.]
The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as,
superiority of rank; superiority in merit.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Preeminence; excellence; predominancy; prevalence;
ascendency; odds; advantage.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
superiority
n 1: the quality of being superior [syn: {superiority}, {high
quality}] [ant: {inferiority}, {low quality}]
2: the quality of being at a competitive advantage [syn:
{superiority}, {favorable position}, {favourable position}]
3: displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the
white man's superiority and condescension"
4: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual
limits [syn: {transcendence}, {transcendency}, {superiority}]
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