Super

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsuː.pÉ™(ɹ)/
• US IPA: /ˈsu.pÉš/
• Rhymes: -uːpÉ™(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: su + per

From Latin super ("above").

Full definition of super

Adjective

1. Of excellent quality, superfine.
2. better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Synonyms

• (better) awesome, excellent

Derived terms

• super-duper
• supercunt

Related terms

• super-

Adverb

1. (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).The party was super awesome.

From superintendent

Noun

1. (informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".

From superannuation

Noun

1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.

Shortened form of superhive.

Noun

1. (beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.

Synonyms

• (beekeeping) duplet

Antonyms

• (beekeeping) nadir

Verb

1. (beekeeping) To add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
• 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:The question is: when is the best time to super?

Shortened form of superhero.

Noun

1. (comics, slang) superhero.

Shortened form of supernumerary.

Noun

1. (theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
• 1905, w, w:The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 2, For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.

Anagrams

• purse, rupes, sprue