superman

[ soo-per-man ]

/ ˈsu pərˌmæn /

noun, plural su·per·men.

a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.

an ideal superior being conceived by Nietzsche who attains happiness, dominance, and creativity.

a superior being conceived as the product of human evolution.

one who prevails by virtue of being a ruthless egoist of superior strength, cunning, and force of will.

Origin of superman

1900–05; super- + man, translation of German Übermensch

usage note for superman

See -man.

Words nearby superman

superluminal, superlunar, superlunary, supermajority, supermale, superman, supermarket, supermarketer, supermassive, supermassive star, supermax

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Example sentences from the Web for superman

Can you imagine Superman being handed over to a writer just a notch above amateur?
Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back|Hugh Ryan|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That all-American iconography has always been so potent in the Superman myth.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she joins Batman and Superman in the Justice Society of America, she does so as secretary.
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marston wrote that Wonder Woman needed “all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.”
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the top shelf, sandwiched between Detective Comics No.27 and Superman No.1, are three issues of Actions Comics No.1.
The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con|Sujay Kumar|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He, and not the beefy brute or the intellectual paragon, would be Superman.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
Then, with the strength of a superman, he dragged it until it leaned just below our window, and stood gasping at its base.
Explorers of the Dawn|Mazo de la Roche
If the Superman will come by human selection, what sort of Superman are we to select?
George Bernard Shaw|Gilbert K. Chesterton
It had been twenty-four hours since he had seen the superman walk into his gray globe and vanish.
Instant of Decision|Gordon Randall Garrett
Did not Oliver himself—a superman if ever there was one—fail in his efforts to make better those whom he ruled?
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.

British Dictionary definitions for superman

superman

/ (ˈsuːpəˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

(in the philosophy of Nietzsche) an ideal man who through integrity and creativity would rise above good and evil and who represents the goal of human evolution

any man of apparently superhuman powers

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for superman (1 of 2)

Superman

A seemingly immortal, superhuman comic-strip character created in the late 1930s, who hides his powers beneath the persona of Clark Kent, a mild-mannered newspaper reporter. Only when there is a threat of danger — often to his fellow reporter and secret love, Lois Lane — does Clark transform himself into the caped hero with x-ray vision.

notes for Superman

Superman has been adapted for various radio and television series and a number of highly successful films.

Cultural definitions for superman (2 of 2)

Superman

An ideal of humanity found in Thus Spake Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche. The Superman, or Overman (the German is Übermensch), is the single goal of all human striving, for which people must be willing to sacrifice all. It is doubtful that Nietzsche thought of the Overman as an individual person.

单词	superman
释义	superman [ soo-per-man ] / ˈsu pərˌmæn / noun, plural su·per·men. a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers. an ideal superior being conceived by Nietzsche who attains happiness, dominance, and creativity. a superior being conceived as the product of human evolution. one who prevails by virtue of being a ruthless egoist of superior strength, cunning, and force of will. Origin of superman 1900–05; super- + man, translation of German Übermensch usage note for superman See -man. Words nearby superman superluminal, superlunar, superlunary, supermajority, supermale, superman, supermarket, supermarketer, supermassive, supermassive star, supermax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for superman Can you imagine Superman being handed over to a writer just a notch above amateur? Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back\|Hugh Ryan\|December 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That all-American iconography has always been so potent in the Superman myth. Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind\|Marlow Stern\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When she joins Batman and Superman in the Justice Society of America, she does so as secretary. Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine\|Tom Arnold-Forster\|November 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Marston wrote that Wonder Woman needed “all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.” Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine\|Tom Arnold-Forster\|November 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On the top shelf, sandwiched between Detective Comics No.27 and Superman No.1, are three issues of Actions Comics No.1. The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con\|Sujay Kumar\|October 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He, and not the beefy brute or the intellectual paragon, would be Superman. A Poor Man's House\|Stephen Sydney Reynolds Then, with the strength of a superman, he dragged it until it leaned just below our window, and stood gasping at its base. Explorers of the Dawn\|Mazo de la Roche If the Superman will come by human selection, what sort of Superman are we to select? George Bernard Shaw\|Gilbert K. Chesterton It had been twenty-four hours since he had seen the superman walk into his gray globe and vanish. Instant of Decision\|Gordon Randall Garrett Did not Oliver himself—a superman if ever there was one—fail in his efforts to make better those whom he ruled? War Letters of a Public-School Boy\|Paul Jones. British Dictionary definitions for superman superman / (ˈsuːpəˌmæn) / noun plural -men (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) an ideal man who through integrity and creativity would rise above good and evil and who represents the goal of human evolution any man of apparently superhuman powers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for superman (1 of 2) Superman A seemingly immortal, superhuman comic-strip character created in the late 1930s, who hides his powers beneath the persona of Clark Kent, a mild-mannered newspaper reporter. Only when there is a threat of danger — often to his fellow reporter and secret love, Lois Lane — does Clark transform himself into the caped hero with x-ray vision. notes for Superman Superman has been adapted for various radio and television series and a number of highly successful films. Cultural definitions for superman (2 of 2) Superman An ideal of humanity found in Thus Spake Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche. The Superman, or Overman (the German is Übermensch), is the single goal of all human striving, for which people must be willing to sacrifice all. It is doubtful that Nietzsche thought of the Overman as an individual person. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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