excellent

CEFRA1

/ˈɛk.sə lənt/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely good or of very high quality.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Exceptionally good of its kind.

Examples

  • The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list.

  • You did an excellent job.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈek.sə.lənt/
  • /ˈeks.lənt/

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adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

  2. Having excelled, having surpassed.

  3. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

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In context

  • Your examination results are excellent.

  • Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam.

  • Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […].

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.