superman

See also Superman

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

A calque of German Übermensch; super- +‎ man. Compare overman. The sense of "person of extraordinary powers" was reinforced by the character Superman.

Noun

superman (plural supermans or supermen)

1. (chiefly philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; übermensch.

   Nietzsche wrote of the coming of the superman.

2. A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.

   He worked like a superman, to single-handedly complete the project on time.

3. (plural supermans) A motorcycling stunt in which the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air.

Antonyms

• netherman

Translations

übermensch

Chinese: Mandarin: 超人 (zh) (cháorén) Czech: nadčlověk (cs) m. Finnish: yli-ihminen French: surhomme (fr) m. German: Übermensch (de) m. Greek: αρχηγος (el)

Irish: osduine (ga) m. Japanese: 超人 (ja) (ちょうじん, chōjin) Korean: 초인 (ko) (choin) (超人 (ko)) Macedonian: надчовек (mk) (nádčovek) m., натчовек (mk) (nátčovek) m. Russian: сверхчеловек (ru) (sverxčelovék) m. Serbian: nadčovek, natčovek Vietnamese: siêu nhân (vi) (超人 (vi))

person of extraordinary or superhuman powers

Chinese: Mandarin: 超人 (zh) (cháorén) French: superman (fr) m. German: Supermann (de) m. Japanese: 超人 (ja) (ちょうじん, chōjin) Khmer: កំពូលមនុស្ស (km) (kom pul mo nus)

Korean: 초인 (ko) (choin) (超人 (ko)) Macedonian: надчовек (mk) (nádčovek) m., натчовек (mk) (nátčovek) m. Russian: супермен (ru) (supermɛ́n) m., сверхчеловек (ru) (sverxčelovék) m. Spanish: supermán (es) m. Vietnamese: siêu nhân (vi) (超人 (vi))

See also

• Wikipedia article on Nietzsche's Übermensch

Anagrams

• manpurse
• per nasum

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French

Etymology

From English.

Noun

superman m. (plural supermans)

1. (philosophy) superman
2. superman (man with superpowers)

See also

• superwoman, superfemme, surfemme
• surhomme

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Italian

Etymology

English super- +‎ man

Noun

superman m. inv.

1. superman