excellence

CEFRB2

/ˈɛksələns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being extremely good.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.

Examples

  • We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.

  • We were amazed at the excellence of the boy's drawings.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something in which one excels.

  2. The quality of being excellent; brilliance

More examples

In context

  • John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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