Superman

Origin

A calque of German Ãœbermensch; - + man. Compare overman. The sense of "person of extraordinary powers" was reinforced by the character Superman.

Full definition of superman

Noun

1. (chiefly philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; übermensch.Nietzsche wrote of the coming of the superman.
2. A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.He worked like a superman, to single-handedly complete the project on time.
3. (plural supermans) A motorcycling stunt in which the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air.

Antonyms

• netherman

Anagrams

• manpurse
• per nasum