HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › excellence
Back to search

excellence

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɛksələns

Definitions

  1. A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.
  2. The quality of being excellent; brilliance
  3. Something in which one excels.
    uncountable, usually
  4. Something in which one excels
  5. An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
    uncountable, usually
  6. An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue

Equivalents

34 more languages

Examples

“John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Excellences Excellencies Excellency excellent excellent, brilliant, superb Excellently

Learn this word in context

See excellence used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free