inferior
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- inferiour (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower, inferior”), the comparative of īnferus (“low, nether, underground”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
inferior (comparative more inferior, superlative most inferior)
- of lower quality
- Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
- Dryden
- Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.
- of lower rank
- an inferior officer
- located below
- (botany) Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
- (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
- (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus
- (astronomy) Below the horizon.
- the inferior part of a meridian
Usage notes[edit]
Inferior and superior are generally followed by to; than is seen sometimes, but is viewed as wrong.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:bad
Antonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, axial, buccal, cervical, coronal, distal, distobuccal, distofacial, distoincisal, distolingual, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesiobuccal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiolingual, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of lower quality
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of lower rank
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located below
inside the flower stalk
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Noun[edit]
inferior (plural inferiors)
- a person of lower stature to another
- As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person of lower status (noun)
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External links[edit]
- 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
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
īnferior (comparative of inferus)
Inflection[edit]
Third declension, comparative variant.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | īnferior | īnferius | īnferiōrēs | īnferiōra | |
| genitive | īnferiōris | īnferiōris | īnferiōrum | īnferiōrum | |
| dative | īnferiōrī | īnferiōrī | īnferiōribus | īnferiōribus | |
| accusative | īnferiōrem | īnferius | īnferiōrēs | īnferiōra | |
| ablative | īnferiōre | īnferiōre | īnferiōribus | īnferiōribus | |
| vocative | īnferior | īnferius | īnferiōrēs | īnferiōra | |
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
inferior m, f (plural inferiores; comparable)
Antonyms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
inferior m, f (plural inferiores)
