Alluring vs Super - What's the difference?
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Having the power to allure.
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Of excellent quality, superfine.
better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
(informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super- ).
(informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
(beekeeping) To add or to place a atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
* 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping ; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
(theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
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As verbs the difference between alluring and super
is that alluring is present participle of lang=en while super is to add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.As nouns the difference between alluring and super
is that alluring is the action of the verb allure while super is abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".As adjectives the difference between alluring and super
is that alluring is having the power to allure while super is of excellent quality, superfine.As an adverb super is
very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).alluring
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
super
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* (better) awesome, excellentDerived terms
* super-duper * supercuntAdverb
(-)- The party was super awesome.
Etymology 2
From (superintendent)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From (superannuation)Noun
(en-noun)- Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
Etymology 4
Shortened form of (superhive).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (beekeeping) dupletAntonyms
* (beekeeping) nadirVerb
(en verb)- The question is: when is the best time to super ?
Etymology 5
Shortened form of (superhero).Etymology 6
Shortened form of (supernumerary).Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.}}