excellence
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɛksələns//
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
noun
- 1
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.
- 2
Something in which one excels.
- 3
An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
Etymology
From Middle English excellence, from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.
Forms
- plural
- excellences
examining · Tending to examine or engaged in close examination;…example · Something that is representative of all such things in a…exceed · To be larger, greater than (something).
excellence · The quality of being excellent; brilliance
Excellence · A title of honor or respect; more common in the form…excellency · Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.Excellency · A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.