superb

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: su=perb

CIDE DICTIONARY

superb, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See Super-.].

•  Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.  [1913 Webster]
•  Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.  [1913 Webster]
•  Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.  [1913 Webster]

Superb paradise bird (Zoöl.), a bird of paradise (Paradisæa superba syn. Lophorina superba) 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. (Zoöl.) See Blue wren, under Wren.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

superb, adj.
1 of the most impressive, splendid, grand, or majestic kind (superb courage; a superb specimen).
2 colloq. excellent; fine.

Derivative

superbly adv. superbness n.

Etymology

F superbe or L superbus proud

THESAURUS

superb

Babylonian, Corinthian, admirable, august, awe-inspiring, awful, bad, barbaric, best, boss, breathtaking, brilliant, classic, cool, crashing, dazzling, deluxe, distinguished, divine, elaborate, elegant, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, extraordinary, extravagant, fabulous, famous, fancy, fantastic, fine, first-rate, gilt-edged, glorious, godlike, golden, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, heavenly, heroic, high, hot, immense, imposing, impressive, incredible, lauded, lofty, luxurious, magic, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, matchless, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, miraculous, noble, noteworthy, optimal, optimum, opulent, out of sight, outstanding, palatial, peerless, perfect, plush, posh, prime, princely, prominent, proud, renowned, resplendent, ritzy, rousing, sensational, smashing, soaring, solid, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, staggering, stately, sterling, striking, stupendous, sublime, sumptuous, super, supereminent, superexcellent, superfancy, superfine, superior, superlative, swank, swanky, swell, terrific, towering, tremendous, unbelievable, unreal, very best, wonderful

ROGET THESAURUS

superb

Beauty

N beauty, the beautiful, to kalon, le beau ideal, aesthetics, callaesthetics, pulchritude, form, elegance, grace, beauty unadorned, natural beauty, symmetry, comeliness, fairness, polish, gloss, good effect, good looks, belle tournure, trigness, bloom, brilliancy, radiance, splendor, gorgeousness, magnificence, sublimity, sublimification, concinnity, delicacy, refinement, charm, je ne sais quoi, style, Venus, Aphrodite, Hebe, the Graces, Peri, Houri, Cupid, Apollo, Hyperion, Adonis, Antionous, Narcissus, peacock, butterfly, garden, flower of, pink of, bijou, jewel, work of art, flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower, rose, lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, ranunculus, rhododendron, windflower, pleasurableness, beautifying, landscaping, landscape gardening, decoration, calisthenics, beauty, hunk (of men), beautiful, beauteous, handsome, gorgeous, pretty, lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing, attractive, delicate, dainty, refined, fair, personable, comely, seemly, bonny, good-looking, well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well- proportioned, proper, shapely, symmetrical, harmonious, sightly, fit to be seen, passable, not amiss, goodly, dapper, tight, jimp, gimp, janty, jaunty, trig, natty, quaint, trim, tidy, neat, spruce, smart, tricksy, bright, bright eyed, rosy cheeked, cherry cheeked, rosy, ruddy, blooming, in full bloom, brilliant, shining, beamy, beaming, sparkling, splendid, resplendent, dazzling, glowing, glossy, sleek, rich, superb, magnificent, grand, fine, sublime, showy, specious, artistic, artistical, aesthetic, picturesque, pictorial, fait a peindre, well-composed, well grouped, well varied, curious, enchanting becoming, ornamental, undeformed, undefaced, unspotted, spotless, auxilium non leve vultus habet, beauty born of murmuring sound, flowers preach to us if we will hear, gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus, none but the brave deserve the fair, thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty.