From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Superb \Su*perb"\, adjective [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See {Super-}.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
{Superb paradise bird} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise ({Paradis[ae]a 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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}. -- {Su*perb"ly}, adverb -- {Su*perb"ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
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
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