uber

[ oo-ber ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree; very:
an uber fancy restaurant.

designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limits of its kind or class:
uber intellectuals.

uber-

A prefixal use of uber , adverb and adjective, with the basic meaning “over, beyond.” It is added to adjectives and nouns to form compounds ( uberstylish; uberchefs ): a hyphen is sometimes used in new coinages or in any words whose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly ( uber-luxe ).

uber-

/ ˈuːbə /

indicating the highest, greatest, or most extreme example of something
America's ubernerd, Bill Gates
the uber-hip young Bohemians

Origin of uber¹

First recorded in 1960–65; originally used in hyphenated compounds; from German

Origin of uber¹

C20: from German über over, above

Or possibly their relationship success hinges on their über-successful careers.

Even the über-feminist Jezebel is quick to paint Lewinsky as hypocritical and fame-hungry.

He met with then über-anchors John Chancellor and Walter Cronkite.

Health and safety über alles: the prayer of a people shot through with fear, and the motto of our times.

He also seems to smirk as he interrogates 18-year-old über-Catholic Elka about her faith.

Schlosser gives expression to similar thoughts in a fine work of his: Über die Seelenwanderung.

Of the highest poetry, however, as of other highest things, Goethe's famous axiom Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh holds good.

His book—Über das Geistige in der Kunst—is an interesting and subtle piece of aesthetic philosophy.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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