super- /soo-pər- or sū-pər-/

1. Denoting: (1) above or over
2. (2) beyond, exceeding, exceedingly, surpassing all others
3. (3) of greater size, strength, extent, power, quantity, etc
4. (4) in addition, extra
5. (5) in greater proportion (chem)

Some words formed with the prefix super-; the numbers in brackets refer to the numbered senses in the entry for super-

superabsorbˈent (absorbent) adj (2)

superacˈtive (active) adj (2)

superacuteˈ (acute) adj (3)

superambiˈtious (ambitious) adj (2)

superboldˈ (bold) adj (3)

suˈperbrain (brain) n (3)

suˈperbrat (brat) n (2)

superbrightˈ (bright) adj (2)

suˈpercar (car) n (3)

supercauˈtious (cautious) adj (2)

supercelestˈial (celestial) adj 1 2

supercleanˈ (clean) adj (2)

superconˈfidence (confidence) n (2)

superconˈfident (confident) adj (2)

supercrimˈinal (criminal) n adj (3)

superdaintˈy (dainty) adj (2)

superessenˈtial (essential) adj (2)

superevˈident (evident) adj (2)

superexaltˈ (exalt) vt (2)

superexaltāˈtion (exaltation) n (2)

superexcˈellence (excellence) n (2)

superexcˈellent (excellent) adj (2)

suˈperfast (fast) adj (2)

suˈperfood (food) n (2)

suˈpergun (gun) n (3)

superherˈoine (heroine) n (2)

superimporˈtant (important) adj (2)

superjumˈbo (jumbo) n adj (3)

superordˈinary (ordinary) adj 1 2

superpaˈtriot (patriot) n (2)

superpaˈtriotism (patriotism) n (2)

superpolˈymer (polymer) n (3)

superpraiseˈ (praise) vt (2)

superrefineˈ (refine) vt (4)

superrefinedˈ (refined) adj (4)

superrichˈ (rich) adj (2)

supersafeˈ (safe) adj (2)

supersafeˈty (safety) n (2)

supersalesˈman (salesman) n (3)

suˈpersalt (salt) n (5)

superscreenˈ (screen) n adj 1 3

suˈpersell (sell) n (3)

supersenˈsitive (sensitive) adj (2)

supersenˈsitiveness (sensitiveness) n (2)

supersenˈsory (sensory) adj (2)

supersenˈsual (sensual) adj 2 3

suˈpersharp (sharp) adj (2)

suˈpersleuth (sleuth) n (2)

suˈpersoft (soft) adj (2)

supersophisˈticated (sophisticated) adj (2)

superspeˈcies (species) n (3)

suˈperspeed (speed) n (3)

suˈperspy (spy) n (2)

• theosophizing
• theosophs
• theosophy
• theotechnic
• theotechnies
• theotechny
• the other
• the other day
• the other man
• the other side
• the other side of the coin
• the other woman
• the other world
• theotokoi
• theotokos
• the ould sod
• theow
• theows
• the Oxford group
• the Paris Commune
• the party's over
• the Peninsula
• the penny drops
• the period
• the permissive society