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excellentextremely good; outstanding

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely good; outstanding

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈeksələnt/

Korean meaning: 매우 좋은, 훌륭한, 우수한

Korean pronunciation: **엑**설런트

Example Sentences

  • My grandma's cooking is excellent, but her WiFi password explanation skills are not.
  • The student received excellent grades in all subjects.
  • This restaurant has excellent service and the waiters can even predict what you want to order.

excellent

ADJECTIVE

//ˈeksələnt//

extremely good; outstanding

excellent concept
💡 Concept

extremely good; outstanding

excellent rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A benevolent heart nurtures excellent art, where creativity is prevalent!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈeksələnt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈeksələnt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootcell-
Suffix--ent

Origin

From Latin 'excellens', the present participle of 'excellere', meaning 'to rise up, surpass, or be superior'. The word combines 'ex-' (out) and 'cellere' (to rise or excel).

🎵Rhyme

prevalentbenevolent
prevalent
benevolent

🔗Collocations

excellent performance
excellent condition
excellent quality
excellent idea
excellent opportunity
excellent work

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandma's cooking is excellent, but her WiFi password explanation skills are not.

The student received excellent grades in all subjects.

😄 Fun example

This restaurant has excellent service and the waiters can even predict what you want to order.

The weather conditions are excellent for hiking today.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

outstandingsuperbexceptionalmagnificentbrilliant

Antonyms

poorterribleawful

Related

qualitysuperiorperfectwonderful

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