excellence
noun
Simple meaning
Possessing good qualities in high degree.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛksələns
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
The quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
Something in which one excels.
A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The quality of being excellent; brilliance
Used this way, excellence is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use excellence
- “She strives for excellence in everything she does at work.”
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