excellence

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksələns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
  2. noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

Etymology

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

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
quality
Narrower (hyponyms)
impressiveness, refinement, admirability

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