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Synonyms for superbness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : soo-purb, suh-
Phonetic Transcription : sʊˈpɜrb, sə-

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Définition of superbness

Origin :
  • 1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.
  • noun excellence
Example sentences :
  • The superbness of this work of architecture enforces silence.
  • Extract from : « Rodin: The Man and his Art » by Judith Cladel
  • But what astonished the doctor was the superbness of her whole figure.
  • Extract from : « A Love Episode » by Emile Zola
  • For grandeur, simplicity of conception, and superbness of description, can hardly be equalled.
  • Extract from : « The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara) » by Armando Palacio Valds
  • Tavernake, who knew nothing of women's fashions, still realized the superbness of that one unbroken line.
  • Extract from : « The Tempting of Tavernake » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
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