We were amazed at the excellence of the boy's drawings.
Source: tatoeba (248124)
Excellence
//ˈɛksələns//
Synonyms for "excellence" (144 found)
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Strong matches (43)
Related words (72)
interestkindnessleadloftinessmajoritymarkmaterialitymeritmomentnicenessnicetynobilitynotabilitynoteone upmanshipone-upmanshipoutstandingnessparamountcypleasantnesspolish
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pre eminenceprecedencepredominancepredominationpreeminencepreponderanceprepotenceprepotencyprerogativeprestigeprimacypriorityprivilegeprofitablenessprominencepurityqualityrefinementrewardingnessright-of-wayself-importancesenioritysignificanceskillskillfulnesssophisticationsoundnessstresssublimitysubtletysuccesssuperbnesssupereminencesupremacytastetastefulnesstranscendencetranscendencyusefulnessvalidityvaluevirtuevirtuosityvirtuousnessweightwholeness
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7 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
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1 entriesis a
3 entriesreceives action
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9 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 33 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- uitmuntendheid noun (the quality of being excellent)
- voortreflikheid noun (the quality of being excellent)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑπεροχή noun (the quality of being excellent)
Armenian
1 entries- գերազանցություն noun (the quality of being excellent)
Bikol Central
1 entries- bansay noun (the quality of being excellent)
Bulgarian
1 entries- превъзхо́дство noun (the quality of being excellent)
Catalan
1 entries- excel·lència noun (the quality of being excellent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 卓越 noun (the quality of being excellent)
Choctaw
1 entries- achukma noun (the quality of being excellent)
Czech
1 entries- výtečnost noun (the quality of being excellent)
Dutch
3 entries- excellentie noun (the quality of being excellent)
- uitmuntendheid noun (the quality of being excellent)
- voortreffelijkheid noun (the quality of being excellent)
Esperanto
3 entries- Moŝto name (title of honor or respect)
- bonegeco noun (the quality of being excellent)
- brileco noun (the quality of being excellent)
French
2 entries- Excellence name (title of honor or respect)
- excellence noun (the quality of being excellent)
Galician
2 entries- excelencia noun (the quality of being excellent)
- prominencia noun (the quality of being excellent)
German
1 entries- Vortrefflichkeit noun (the quality of being excellent)
Greek
1 entries- υπεροχή noun (the quality of being excellent)
Hindi
1 entries- कमाल noun (the quality of being excellent)
Irish
1 entries- feabhas noun (the quality of being excellent)
Italian
1 entries- eccellenza noun (the quality of being excellent)
Japanese
1 entries- 優秀さ noun (the quality of being excellent)
Latin
1 entries- excellentia noun (the quality of being excellent)
Latvian
1 entries- izcilība noun (the quality of being excellent)
Macedonian
2 entries- изво́нредност noun (the quality of being excellent)
- превосхо́дство noun (the quality of being excellent)
Malayalam
2 entries- മികവ് noun (the quality of being excellent)
- മേന്മ noun (the quality of being excellent)
Māori
3 entries- hiranga noun (the quality of being excellent)
- huhuatanga noun (the quality of being excellent)
- panekiretanga noun (the quality of being excellent)
Occitan
1 entries- excelléncia noun (the quality of being excellent)
Polish
1 entries- świetność noun (the quality of being excellent)
Portuguese
1 entries- excelência noun (the quality of being excellent)
Romanian
1 entries- Excelență name (title of honor or respect)
Russian
1 entries- превосхо́дство noun (the quality of being excellent)
Slovak
1 entries- Excelencia name (title of honor or respect)
Spanish
2 entries- excelencia noun (the quality of being excellent)
- prestancia noun (the quality of being excellent)
Tamil
2 entries- சிறப்பு noun (the quality of being excellent)
- மேன்மை noun (the quality of being excellent)
Tocharian B
1 entries- śpālmäññe noun (the quality of being excellent)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.
Source: tatoeba (285355)
He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.
Source: tatoeba (300758)
We've bagged many awards for excellence.
Source: tatoeba (689863)
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