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Awesome vs Super - What's the difference?

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Super is a synonym of awesome.



As adjectives the difference between awesome and super

is that awesome is causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement while super is of excellent quality, superfine.

As nouns the difference between awesome and super

is that awesome is the quality, state, or essence of being awesome or cool; awesomeness while super is abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".

As an adverb super is

very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).

As a verb super is

to add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.

awesome

English

(wikipedia awesome)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
    • The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight .
    The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power.
  • (colloquial) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
    • That was awesome !
    Awesome, dude!

    Usage notes

    The oldest meaning of "awesome" is "something which inspires awe", but the word is also a common slang expression in English, originally from America. As the original meaning of awesome'' has become somewhat antiquated in general use, the term ''awe-inspiring is now generally used for the same meaning.

    Synonyms

    * (causing awe or terror) see * (excellent) excellent, super, phenomenal, fantastic, terrific; wicked, bang-up, cool, sweet (slang or informal); chur, cher (New Zealand)

    Derived terms

    * awesomely * awesomeness * awesomest

    Related terms

    * awe-inspiring * awful

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality, state, or essence of being or cool; awesomeness.
  • * 2011 , Gwen Hayes, Let Me Call You Sweetheart , Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (2011), ISBN 9781609284619, page 6:
    • Plus, her patent leather boots were made of awesome . They made her legs look longer and leaner.
  • * 2011 , Kevin Seccia, Punching Tom Hanks: Dropkicking Gorillas and Pummeling Zombified Ex-Presidents—A Guide to Beating Up Anything , St. Martin's Press (2011), ISBN 9780312643744, page 189:
    • Swayze, of course, is the being of pure awesome who has by now conquered all of Heaven.
  • * 2013 , Carrie Jones, Captivate , Bloomsbury (2010), ISBN 9781599903422, page 150:
    • “Your grandmother,” he mumbles into my hair as we cuddle on the couch, “is made of awesome .”
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * awesome sauce (Internet slang)

    Antonyms

    * fail (slang), weaksauce (slang)

    super

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of excellent quality, superfine.
  • better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
    • Synonyms
    * (better) awesome, excellent
    Derived terms
    * super-duper * supercunt
    Related terms
    * super-

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super- ).
    • The party was super awesome.

    Etymology 2

    From (superintendent)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".

    • Etymology 3

    From (superannuation)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
    • Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.

    Etymology 4

    Shortened form of (superhive).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
    • Synonyms
    * (beekeeping) duplet
    Antonyms
    * (beekeeping) nadir

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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:
    • The question is: when is the best time to super ?

    Etymology 5

    Shortened form of (superhero).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (comics, slang) superhero.
  • * (seecites)

    • Etymology 6

    Shortened form of (supernumerary).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=2 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.}}

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