Excellence

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛksÉ™lÉ™ns/

Origin

From Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia

Full definition of excellence

Noun

1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
2. Something in which one excels.
3. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.

Synonyms

• superiority
• pre-eminence
• perfection
• worth
• goodness
• purity
• greatness