excellence

excellence

noun

Definition of EXCELLENCE

1

exceptionally high quality <the annual awards honor excellence in children's literature>

Synonyms choiceness, distinction, excellency, first-rateness, greatness, perfection, preeminence, primeness, superbness, superiority, supremacy

Related Words faultlessness, flawlessness, impeccability, perfectness; goodness, value, worth; consequence, importance, notability

Near Antonyms averageness, badness, crumminess, inferiority, mediocrity, ordinariness, worthlessness

2

a quality that gives something special worth <the particular excellence of down in clothing and sleeping bags is its lightness>

Synonyms cardinal virtue, distinction, excellency, grace, merit, value, virtue

Related Words advantage, edge, plus, superiority

Near Antonyms blemish, defect, failing, fault, flaw; drawback, minus, negative

Antonyms deficiency, demerit, disvalue