inferior

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links 1.6 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Antonyms 3.1.2 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“‘lower, inferior’”), the comparative of īnferus (“‘low, nether, underground’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/, SAMPA: /In"fI(@)r\i@`/ enPR: ĭnfîrēər
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)

[edit] Adjective

inferior (comparative more inferior, superlative most inferior)

1. of lower quality

   Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.

2. of lower rank
3. located below
4. In botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:bad

[edit] Antonyms

• superior

[edit] Related terms

• inferiority

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[edit] Noun

inferior (plural inferiors)

1. a person of lower stature to another

[edit] Antonyms

• superior

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[edit] External links

• inferior in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inferior in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• inferior at OneLook® Dictionary Search

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: efiinorr
• fire iron

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

īnferior

1. Comparative form of īnferus.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

inferior m. and f. (plural inferiores)

1. inferior (of lower quality)
2. inferior (of lower rank)
3. inferior (below)

[edit] Antonyms

• superior

[edit] Related terms

• inferioridad