word-vault/dist/data/cards/su/superb.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "superb",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "excellent; of very good quality",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a superb player"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car's in superb condition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His performance was absolutely superb."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You look superb."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cuisine is absolutely superb."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a superb goal, scored just seconds before half-time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The facilities at the hotel are quite superb."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a country cottage in a superb location"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "sound"],
                "adverb": ["really", "absolutely", "quite"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːˈpɜːb/",
                "audio": "su/superb/superb__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/suːˈpɜːrb/",
                "audio": "su/superb/superb__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin superbus ‘proud, magnificent’."
}