SUPERMAN


Meaning of SUPERMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsü-pər-ˌman ]

noun

Etymology: translation of German Übermensch, from über over, super- + Mensch man

Date: 1903

1. : a superior man that according to Nietzsche has learned to forgo fleeting pleasures and attain happiness and dominance through the exercise of creative power

2. : a person of extraordinary or superhuman power or achievements

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.