super-

prefix

/ˌs(j)upəː/UK/ˌsupəɹ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

learned borrowing from super-

Definitions

1
located above
located above; (anatomy) superior in position
- superlabial, superglacial, superlineal (examples from )
2
a more inclusive category
- supercategory, superfamily, superculture
3
beyond, over, or upon
- supernatural, superhuman, supersonic
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1. 4
  greater than in quantity
  - superwavelength, supersynchronous, superrotation
2. 5
  excessive
  excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
  - superphosphate, superhydration
3. 6
  superior in title or status
  - superintendent, supervisor
4. 7
  superior in power or potency
  - supervolcano, supercow, superantigen, superpotent
5. 8
  intensely, extremely, or exceptional
  - superbenevolent, superblizzard, superquiet, supersharp, superbright
6. 9
  regarding supersymmetry
  - superparticle, superpartner, superWIMP
7. 10
  regarding superheroes
  - superheroic

The neighborhood

synonymhyper-
synonymmeta-
synonymover-
synonymsupra-
synonymultra-
synonymuber-
synonymmacro-
synonymarch-
synonymmega-
synonymmaxi-
synonymgiga-
synonym-zilla
antonyminfra-
antonymsub-

Derived

superantigen, supercomputer, supercow, superpotent, supervolcano

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for super-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA