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super.

Of excellent quality, superfine.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsuːpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʉwpə/British, Southern, Standard[ˈsypɑ]Multicultural-London-English[ˈsup̚ʔɐː]Geordie
  1. Of excellent quality, superfine.

    not-comparable
  2. Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English super From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

adv/ˈsuːpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʉwpə/British, Southern, Standard[ˈsypɑ]Multicultural-London-English[ˈsup̚ʔɐː]Geordie
  1. Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).

    colloquial · not-comparable
    The party was super awesome.
  2. Absolutely; utterly.

    colloquial · not-comparable
    I super don't care about that.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English super From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

noun/ˈsuːpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʉwpə/British, Southern, Standard[ˈsypɑ]Multicultural-London-English[ˈsup̚ʔɐː]Geordie
  1. Clipping of superannuation.

    Australia · New-Zealand · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial · informal
    Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
  2. Clipping of supercomputer.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
  3. Clipping of superhero.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial · slang
  4. Clipping of superhive.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
  5. Clipping of superintendent, especially, a building's resident manager (sometimes clarified as “building super”).

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial · informal
  6. Clipping of supernaturalist, especially as distinguished from bright.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial · neologism
  7. Clipping of supernumerary; (theater) specifically, a supernumerary actor.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
  8. Clipping of supertanker.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
  9. Clipping of supervisor.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
  10. A superimposed caption or image.

    colloquial
  11. A watch (timepiece).

    colloquial · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation by shortening.

verb/ˈsuːpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʉwpə/British, Southern, Standard[ˈsypɑ]Multicultural-London-English[ˈsup̚ʔɐː]Geordie
  1. Clipping of superhive.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
  2. Clipping of superimpose.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation by shortening.

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