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
- 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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