ALL meanings of inferiority
in·fe·ri·or
I i - adjective inferiority lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel. 1
- adjective inferiority lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth. 1
- adjective inferiority of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product. 1
- adjective inferiority less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds. 1
- adjective inferiority acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature. 1
- adjective inferiority Botany. situated below some other organ. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx. 1
- adjective inferiority Anatomy. lower in place or position; situated beneath another. toward the feet. Compare superior (def 9). 1
- adjective inferiority Astronomy. lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian. 1
- adjective inferiority Printing. written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H 2 O; subscript. Compare superior (def 10). 1
- noun inferiority a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit. 1
- noun inferiority Also called subscript. Printing. a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text. Compare superior (def 12). 1
- noun inferiority The condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others. 1
- noun inferiority lower rank 1
- noun inferiority poor quality 1
- noun inferiority The quality or state of being inferior. 0
- noun inferiority An inferior quality. 0
- noun inferiority The quality of being a competitive disadvantage. 0