Word Meanings - SUPERB - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade. 2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations. 3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition. Superb paradise bird , a bird of paradise having the
Additional info about word: SUPERB
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade. 2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations. 3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition. Superb paradise bird , a bird of paradise having the scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black, with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright metallic green. -- Superb warber. See Blue wren, under Wren. -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SUPERB)
- Gorgeous
- Magnificent
- splendid
- costly
- rich
- superb
- grand
- strong
- Grand
- Large
- dignified
- imposing
- important
- eventful
- magnificent
- grandly
- majestic
- august
- exalted
- stately
- lofty
- elevated
- pompous
- gorgeous
- sublime
- Imperial
- Majestic
- royal
- supreme
- magnanimous
- noble
- Princely
- munificent
- regal
Related words: (words related to SUPERB)
- MAGNIFICENTLY
In a Magnificent manner. - IMPOSABLE
Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond. - SPLENDIDIOUS
Splendid. - GRANDEUR
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. - GORGEOUS
Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. Cloud-land, gorgeous land. Coleridge. Gogeous as the sun at midsummer. Shak. -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n. (more info) luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, - GRANDEESHIP
The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne. - GRANDMA; GRANDMAMMA
A grand mother. - SUPREME
Situated at the highest part or point. The Supreme, the Almighty; God. (more info) above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. suprême. See Super-, and cf. 1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power. He that - ROYALIZE
to make royal. Shak. - GRANDUNCLE
father's or mother's uncle. - REGALIAN
Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives. Hallam. - NOBLEWOMAN
A female of noble rank; a peeress. - IMPOSINGNESS
The quality of being imposing. - REGALIA
1. That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: The rights and prerogatives of a king. Royal estates and revenues. Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty. 2. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd - STRONGYLOID
Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n. - IMPOSTRESS; IMPOSTRIX
A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. Fuller. - EXALTMENT
Exaltation. Barrow. - GRANDIFIC
Making great. Bailey. - NOBLE
nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart. Statues, - IMPOSTURAGE
Imposture; cheating. Jer. Taylor. - SUPERROYAL
Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size of printing and writing paper. See the Note under Paper, n. - MEDREGAL
See 3 - GREAT-GRANDFATHER
The father of one's grandfather or grandmother. - ENLARGEMENT
1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an - SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT
The aggrandizement of one's self. - HEADSTRONG
1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn. Not let headstrong boy my will control. Dryden. 2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy. Dryden. Syn. -- Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; unratable; stubborn;