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Dominance vs Superiority - What's the difference?

dominance | superiority |

As nouns the difference between dominance and superiority

is that dominance is the state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy while superiority is the state of being superior.

dominance

English

(wikipedia dominance)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.}}
  • Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
  • (physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
  • (biology, genetics) The property of a gene such that it suppresses the expression of its allele.

    • Derived terms

    * cross-dominance * dominancy

    superiority

    English

    Alternative forms

    * superiourity (obsolete)

    Noun

    (superiorities)
  • the state of being superior
    • Many colleges want to achieve football superiority.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision.}}

    Antonyms

    * inferiority