excellent
adjective
Simple meaning
Of higher or the highest quality.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛksələnt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
Exceptionally good of its kind.
Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
Having excelled, having surpassed.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
Used this way, excellent 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.
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