sterling Sterling • sterlingly · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · sterling · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK. · · Noun Definition 1 (adj) highest in quality. Synonyms: greatest, sterling(prenominal), superlative. · · Adjective Definition 1 Synonyms · · · greatest · · Synonym 1 superlative · · Synonym 2 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074