English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inferior, the comparative of infra, meaning "low"
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-inferior.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪ�ri�(r)
Adjective
en-adj
- of lower quality
#: Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
- of lower rank
- located below
- In botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.
Noun
en-noun
- a person of lower stature to another
Antonyms
superior
Translations
Chinese: ä¸�ç� (xiadeng)
Dutch: inferieur
Finnish: alempi, alempiarvoinen
French: inférieur
German: minderwertig
Greek: κα���ε�ο� (katóteros)
Italian: inferiore
Japanese: ��� (ototta)
Korean: ��� (yeoldeunghan)
Latin: inferior m/f, inferius n
Russian: пло�он�ко (plokhon'ko)
Spanish: inferior s, inferiores p
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