Excellent definition
Outstandingly good of its kind; of exceptional merit, virtue, etc.
adjective
Of the highest or finest quality; exceptionally good for its kind.
Enjoyed an excellent meal at the restaurant.
adjective
(obs.) Excelling; surpassing.
adjective
(archaic) Being so to an extreme degree.
adjective
The definition of excellent is someone or something as exceptional or of high quality.
An example of excellent is the taste of fine chocolate to a chocolate lover.
adjective
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Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
adjective
Origin of excellent
- Middle English from Old French from Latin excellēns excellent- present participle of excellere to excel excel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”)
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