EXCELLENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does excellent mean? 

• EXCELLENT (adjective)
  The adjective EXCELLENT has 1 sense:

1. very good; of the highest quality

  Familiarity information: EXCELLENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXCELLENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very good; of the highest quality

Synonyms:

excellent; fantabulous; first-class; ripping; splendid

Context example:

a first-class mind

Similar:

superior (of high or superior quality or performance)

Derivation:

excel (distinguish oneself)

excellence (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)

excellency (an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels)

 Context examples 

The system around the star Epsilon Eridani, or eps Eri, is just 10.5 light-years away and astronomers say it provides an excellent example of how planets form around stars in systems like ours.

(New Observation of Nearby Star System Confirms Similarity to Ours, VOA)

Florence is expected to be an excellent target for ground-based radar observations.

(Large Asteroid to Safely Pass Earth on Sept. 1, NASA)

She came with an excellent character, however, and has always given me satisfaction.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The researchers found that younger infants and those without infections had excellent survival rates.

(Early treatment benefits infants with severe combined immunodeficiency, NIH)

"That cannot be much to your taste, I know," said she; "but I do believe him to be an excellent young man."

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

They may have an excellent vocabulary but have very formal speech patterns.

(Asperger Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Although the oxides have excellent lithium transport rates, they do lead to a lower cell voltage than some electrode materials.

(New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster, University of Cambridge)

You have an excellent chance of landing the best, most lucrative clients.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"This is an excellent monograph by my gifted friend, Ray Lankester!" said he.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Let her come—it will be excellent sport!"

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)