English noun: excellence | |||
1. | excellence (attribute) the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | admirability, admirableness, civilisation, civilization, grandness, impressiveness, magnificence, refinement, richness, wonderfulness | ||
2. | excellence (cognition) an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | ||
Samples | A center of manufacturing excellence. The use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine. | ||
Synonyms | excellency | ||
Broader (hypernym) | characteristic, feature | ||