superb B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /suˈpɝb/ UK /sjuːˈpɜːb/ See IPA manual Freq #7665 Meanings 1 adj Extremely good; of the highest quality. The restaurant served a superb meal. 2 adj Grand and magnificent in appearance. They stayed in a superb old palace by the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely good; of the... brilliant More excellentsuperlativeworld-beating Word family Forms superbersuperbestsuperbly Derived forms superblysuperbness Common collocations superb actor Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Learned borrowing from Latin superbus. superbus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # superb **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /suˈpɝb/ **IPA (UK):** /sjuːˈpɜːb/ **Frequency rank:** 7665 ## Meanings 1. Extremely good; of the highest quality. 2. Grand and magnificent in appearance. ## Examples - The restaurant served a superb meal. - They stayed in a superb old palace by the river. ## Synonyms - excellent - superlative - world-beating ## Derived Forms - superbly - superbness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: superbus ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin superbus. ## AI Etymology Superb is a learned borrowing from Latin superbus. In present-day use, it can mean extremely good; of the highest quality, or grand and magnificent in appearance. Derived formations include superbly, superbness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown