excellence
noun/ˈɛksələns/
Etymology From Middle English excellence, from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.
1
Usually The quality of being excellent; brilliance
- John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.
2
Usually Something in which one excels.
3
Usually An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
- Synonyms
- superiority, pre-eminence, perfection, worth, goodness, purity, greatness
- Derived terms
- center of excellence, plural of excellence, superexcellence
- Related terms
- par excellence