[suːpˈɜːb], [suːpˈɜːb], [s_uː_p_ˈɜː_b]
Definitions of superb
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surpassingly good; " a superb meal"
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A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below.
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Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
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Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Grand; proud; stately; rich; elegant; as, superb attire.
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Superbly.
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Superbness.
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Proud: magnificent: stately: elegant.
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Proud; magnificent.
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Having grand, impressive beauty; majestic.
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Characterized by grandeur, magnificence, pomp, splendour or richness.
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Distinguished by grandeur, pomp, or richness; stately; showy; elegant.
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Usage examples for superb
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Yes, it is Miss Aubrey, playing on the new and superb piano given by her brother last week to Mrs. Aubrey. – Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren
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Young Marcel's superb manhood had no greater claim upon her woman's admiration than had the sturdy set of Steve's broad shoulders. – The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum
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" Oh, he was a superb child," said Katrinn, eagerly. – The Waif of the "Cynthia" by André Laurie and Jules Verne
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Eleven o'clock sounded; the night was superb – Juana by Honore de Balzac
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The David himself, superb and confident, is the first thing you see in entering the doors of the gallery. – A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. Lucas
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Isn't she simply superb – A Trooper Galahad by Charles King
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Ulrika looked at his superb erect figure and lofty head, and a strangely anxious expression flitted across her dull countenance. – Thelma by Marie Corelli
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I don't doubt it, with your money; you could wear three wigs, one on top of another; that would give you a superb head of hair! – Monsieur Cherami by Charles Paul de Kock
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However, that did not hinder her from being superb the other evening at 'Polyeucte'." – Jacqueline, v1 by Th. Bentzon (Mme. Blanc)
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He was superb and the national honor was saved. – Peter Ibbetson by George Du Maurier
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I therefore replied that I thought the garden superb – The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
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He heard her without the faintest hint of astonishment or shame, standing before her with that careless animal grace of his that made him in some fashion superb – The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel May Dell
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The coolies went off gaily- the day was warm and brilliant, and the views down the valley towards Pahlgam superb – A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by T. R. Swinburne
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" Mason," said Sanborn, " one of two things I must believe: Either that you have fallen in love with that superb country girl tonight or you've been giving me a chapter from your new novel." – Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
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You are as free as man's first bride, you are as superb as his last wife. – The Created Legend by Feodor Sologub
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A superb evening light was lying over the island, which made me rejoice at our delay. – The Aran Islands by John M. Synge
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What a superb situation! – Max by Katherine Cecil Thurston
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What a superb throat! – The Grain Of Dust A Novel by David Graham Phillips
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Verily, it is a superb climate. – The Truth About America by Edward Money
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I"- he spoke here with superb emphasis-" I am absurd. – The Green Carnation by Robert Smythe Hichens