Excellence Definition

ĕksə-ləns
noun
The fact or condition of excelling; superiority; surpassing goodness, merit, etc.
Webster's New World
Something in which a person or thing excels; particular virtue.
Webster's New World
Excellency.
American Heritage

Excellency.

Webster's New World
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pronoun

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

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Other Word Forms of Excellence

Noun

Singular:
excellence
Plural:
excellences

Origin of Excellence

  • From Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia

    From Wiktionary

Excellence Sentence Examples

  • The town is noted for the excellence of its pottery.

  • The excellence of his style was soon generally recognized.

  • One cause for the excellence of her letters is the great number of them.

  • The Royal high school, the burgh school par excellence, dates from the 16th century, but the beautiful Grecian buildings on the southern face of Calton Hill, opened in 1829, are its third habitation.

  • The vase is a proof of the high degree of excellence to which the goldsmith's art had already attained.

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Words Starting With

EEXEXC

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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