Superb

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
     See {Super-}.]
     1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
        a superb colonnade.
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     2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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     3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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     {Superb paradise bird} (Zool.), a bird of paradise
        ({Paradisaea 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}. (Zool.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Su*perb"ly}, adv. -- {Su*perb"ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superb
       adj 1: of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a
              superb actor" [syn: {brilliant}]
       2: surpassingly good; "a superb meal"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  115 Moby Thesaurus words for "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