A superman is a man who has very great physical or mental abilities.
Collor nurtured the idea that he was a superman, who single-handedly could resolveBrazil's crisis.
superman in British English
(ˈsuːpəˌmæn)
nounWord forms: plural-men
1.
(in the philosophy of Nietzsche) an ideal human who through integrity and creativity would rise above good and evil and who represents the goal of human evolution
2.
any man of apparently superhuman powers
superman in American English
(ˈsupərˌmæn)
nounWord forms: pluralˈsuperˌmen (ˈsupərˌmɛn)
1.
in the philosophy of Nietzsche, an idealized, superior, dominating human being, regarded as the goal of the evolutionary struggle for survival
2.
a man having apparently superhuman powers
Word origin
calque < Ger übermensch (< über, over + mensch, person), Nietzsche's term
Examples of 'superman' in a sentence
superman
Superman Returns is expected to cost north of quarter of a billion dollars.