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Antonyms for excellence


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ek-suh-luhns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk sə ləns



Definition of excellence

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia, from excellentem (see excellent).
  • noun superiority
Example sentences :
  • It was an animate statue to the excellence of good, clean living.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I was surprised by the excellence of the hotel at which I was lodged.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • His work in other kinds is of a very different order of excellence.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
  • But that is easily forgiven in consideration of the excellence of the matter.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • This excellence may be one of proportion or one of many other kinds.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Excellence in art, as in everything else, can only be achieved by dint of painstaking labour.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • It would paralyze all desire of excellence were we to think otherwise.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • The short dialogue has great excellence, but not this kind of excellence.
  • Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
  • Excellence,” he said, “is never granted to man but as the reward of labour.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • The Spirit infinitely great, or the Spirit by way of excellence.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

Synonyms for excellence

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