fawning vs superior

fawning

adj
  • Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile. 

noun
  • Servile flattery. 

superior

adj
  • Affecting or assuming an air of superiority. 

  • Greater in size or power. 

  • Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening). 

  • Higher in rank, status, or quality. 

  • (of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part. 

  • Located above or higher, a direction that in humans corresponds to cephalad. 

  • Of high standard or quality. 

  • Located above or out; higher in position. 

  • (of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs. 

  • Printed in superscript. 

  • (of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit. 

  • Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem. 

  • More comprehensive. 

  • (of a planet) Closer to the Earth than to the Sun. 

  • Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by. 

  • Greater or better than average. 

noun
  • The senior person in a monastic community. 

  • One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services. 

  • A superior letter, figure, or symbol. 

  • The head of certain religious institutions and colleges. 

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