excellence
/'eksələns/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being outstanding or extremely good: The state or fact of possessing good qualities in a high degree.
- An outstanding feature or quality: A particular aspect in which someone or something excels.
Usage and Examples
- As a general quality:
- The school is known for its academic excellence.
- She received an award for excellence in customer service.
- Referring to a specific outstanding feature:
- Patience is one of her many excellences.
- The excellence of the engine's design is widely recognized.
Advanced Usage
- "Par excellence" (adverbial phrase): Being the best example of its kind; quintessentially.
- He is a chef par excellence.
- "Center of excellence": An organization or team recognized for its outstanding performance and expertise in a specific area.
- The university established a center of excellence for marine biology research.
Variants and Related Words
- Excellent (adjective): Extremely good; outstanding.
- The meal was excellent.
- Excel (verb): To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
- She excels at mathematics.
Synonyms
- Superiority: The state of being superior.
- Distinction: Excellence that sets someone or something apart from others.
- Eminence: Recognized superiority, especially in a particular field.
Antonyms
- Mediocrity: The quality of being average or not very good.
- Inferiority: The condition of being lower in quality or status.
Noun
- an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
- a center of manufacturing excellence
- the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
- the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree