excellence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛksələns/
Etymology
From Middle English excellence, from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being excellent; brilliance
John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.
- (uncountable, usually) Something in which one excels.
- (uncountable, usually) An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| excellences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
plural of excellence · superexcellence · center of excellence
Relateds
Synonyms
perfection · superiority · purity · greatness · pre-eminence · worth · goodness
Translations (43)
de Vortrefflichkeit (the quality of being excellent) · ja 優秀さ (the quality of being excellent) · nl voortreffelijkheid (the quality of being excellent) · hi कमाल (the quality of being excellent) · it eccellenza (the quality of being excellent) · mi huhuatanga (the quality of being excellent) · lv izcilība (the quality of being excellent) · eo bonegeco (the quality of being excellent) · fr excellence (the quality of being excellent) · ga feabhas (the quality of being excellent) · bg превъзхо́дство (the quality of being excellent) · gl excelencia (the quality of being excellent) · cmn 卓越 (the quality of being excellent) · nl uitmuntendheid (the quality of being excellent) · mk изво́нредност (the quality of being excellent) · oc excelléncia (the quality of being excellent) · ml മികവ് (the quality of being excellent) · grc ὑπεροχή (the quality of being excellent) · ru превосхо́дство (the quality of being excellent) · ta சிறப்பு (the quality of being excellent) · eo brileco (the quality of being excellent) · fi erinomaisuus (the quality of being excellent) · ml മേന്മ (the quality of being excellent) · mi panekiretanga (the quality of being excellent) · af uitmuntendheid (the quality of being excellent) · mi hiranga (the quality of being excellent) · la excellentia (the quality of being excellent) · hy գերազանցություն (the quality of being excellent) · cho achukma (the quality of being excellent) · mk превосхо́дство (the quality of being excellent) · el υπεροχή (the quality of being excellent) · pl świetność (the quality of being excellent) · bcl bansay (the quality of being excellent) · es prestancia (the quality of being excellent) · es excelencia (the quality of being excellent) · ta மேன்மை (the quality of being excellent) · ca excel·lència (the quality of being excellent) · gl prominencia (the quality of being excellent) · af voortreflikheid (the quality of being excellent) · txb śpālmäññe (the quality of being excellent) · pt excelência (the quality of being excellent) · cs výtečnost (the quality of being excellent) · nl excellentie (the quality of being excellent)