English → Latin
“superb” in Latin
magnificusgreat, noble, distinguished, eminent, august; splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificentsplendidussplendid, bright, glittering; distinguished, noble, illustriouslavōto wash, bathe; to wet, moistenopiparusrichly furnished, rich, splendid
The English word superb itself goes back to Latin superbus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
superb
magnificus: splendidus: lautus: opiparus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) splendidus et magnificus: magnificus et lautus: magnificus et praeclarus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for superb?
- The usual Latin words for “superb” are magnificus, splendidus, lavō; also opiparus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.