Definition of superiority
superiorities
: the quality or state of being superior; also : a superior characteristic
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Examples of superiority in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of superiority from the Web
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Proton therapy has traditionally been controversial in health care because of its high cost and questions about its superiority over less expensive treatments.
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If not, that's OK, those of us on the inside of the pleasure that is progressive rock will continue to lord our superiority over others.
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Griffins repeat Grossmont College won the Chet DeVore Award for athletic superiority in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference in the 2016-17 school year.
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Meanwhile, Khrushchev found his belief in his own superiority over the young American president confirmed.
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Anthropologists, the discipline itself is focused on questioning religious and cultural myth, particularly myth that celebrates national, cultural or racial superiorities.
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This idea, rooted in patriarchal superiority, is that once you're attracted to a man with a supposedly almighty penis, that's it: You must be primarily attracted to people with penises for the rest of your days.
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In other words, when the money goes down, everything else goes down with it — except, inevitably and comically, Bosco's sense of social superiority.
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Mexico asserted its superiority in the second half against New Zealand to avoid a Confederations Cup embarrassment on Wednesday, coming from behind to win a fiery Group A encounter 2-1 that ended in a brawl.
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First Known Use of superiority
15th century
SUPERIORITY Defined for English Language Learners
superiority
playDefinition of superiority for English Language Learners
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: the quality or state of being high or higher in quality
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: the belief that you are better than other people
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: the quality or state of being larger, stronger, etc., than others
SUPERIORITY Defined for Kids
superiority
playDefinition of superiority for Students
: the state or fact of being better, more important, or higher in rank than others
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