Skip to content

excellence

/ˈɛksələns/noun3 syllables

Excellence means: an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels.

Synonyms for excellence8

noun, as in an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

excellency

also used for excellence

superiority, pre-eminence, perfection, worth, goodness, purity, greatness

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does excellence mean?2

noun

1

an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels“a center of manufacturing excellence”

2

the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Excellence in a sentence

  • We were amazed at the excellence of the boy's drawings.CM
  • We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.CM
  • He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.unknown
  • I aim for excellence in all areas of my life.unknown
  • A cheating scandal threatens to blemish the university's reputation for excellence.Cangarejo
  • Carlos takes pride in his work and always strives for excellence.Amastan
  • Some analysts consider Somalia as the failed state par excellence.U2FS
  • Invariant virtue appears to be as mechanical as uninterrupted vice, for true excellence changes with conditions.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of excellence

as a noun

plural
excellences