name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being excellent; brilliance uncountable, usually

   "John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security."

2. 2
   the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree wordnet
3. 3
   Something in which one excels. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels wordnet
5. 5
   An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue. uncountable, usually

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

Synonyms

All synonyms

goodnessgreatnessperfectionsuperiorityworthaccent

Example

More examples

"We were amazed at the excellence of the boy's drawings."

Etymology

From Middle English excellence, from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.

Related phrases

Her ExcellenceHis ExcellenceYour Excellencecenter of excellenceplural of excellencepar excellence

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