superiority

noun

su·pe·ri·or·i·ty | \ su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē

, ˌsü-, -ˈär-\

plural superiorities

Definition of superiority

: the quality or state of being superior also : a superior characteristic

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His success has given him a false sense of superiority. the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair

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Her heroes were superior beings certain of their superiority. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "The Persistent Ghost of Ayn Rand, the Forebear of Zombie Neoliberalism," 6 June 2019 Her feeling of superiority is a self-undermining defense against her own irrelevance. — New York Times, "‘Late Night’ Review: Emma Thompson Takes On the Old Boys of Network TV," 5 June 2019 Newsletter Sign-up Fans of whichever team wins this game will assuredly swig their beers with a haughty sense of superiority. — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, "The School That Really Owns Ohio State-Michigan," 22 Nov. 2018 And what was hard-wired into the psyche of white people was a sense of superiority. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Dorothy Cotton, Rights Champion and Close Aide to King, Dies at 88," 14 June 2018 This would be easier to do by air, but the Chinese don't have air superiority, and want to block Japanese ships from nearing the contested islands. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Here's What a Shooting War in the East China Sea Might Look Like," 27 Nov. 2013 But not every answer to U.S. martial superiority relies on high-tech know-how. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "What You Need to Know About the South China Sea, the World's Next Hot Spot," 27 Feb. 2019 Griezmann's second, minutes after the restart, was cooly taken and underlined the Spanish club's technical superiority. — Euan Mckirdy, CNN, "Spain's Atletico Madrid rout Marseille in Europa League final," 17 May 2018 The nations of the world duke it out for pyrotechnic superiority every Saturday and Wednesday night through July and into early August at the Parc Jean-Drapeau. — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, "It’s a great time for a summer sojourn to Montreal," 21 June 2018

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