Super meaning

What does “super” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“super” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector.

super

noun

  1. a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

adjective

  1. of the highest quality

    “an ace reporter”

    “a crack shot”

  2. including more than a specified category

    “a super experiment”

  3. extremely large

    “another super skyscraper”

adverb

  1. to an extreme degree

    “extremely cold”

    “extremely unpleasant”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University