English-Thai Dictionary

excellence

N ความเป็นเลิศ  ความ ดีเยี่ยม  ความ ยอดเยี่ยม  superiority kwam-pen-rod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXCELLENCE, EXCELLENCY

n.[L. excellentia.] The state of possessing food qualities in an unusual or eminent degree; the state of excelling in any thing. 1. An valuabale quality; any thing highly laudable, meritorious or virtuous, in persons, or valuable and esteemed, in things. Purity of heart, uprightness of mind, sincerity, virtue, piety, are excellencies of character; symmetry of parts, strength and beauty are excellencies of body; an accurate knowledge of an art is an excellence in the artisan; soundness and durability are excellencies in timber; fertility, in land; elegance, in writing. In short, whatever contributes to exalt man, or to render him esteemed and happy, or to bless society, is in him an excellence.
2. Dignity; high rank in the scale of beings. Angels are beings of more excellence than men; men are beings of more excellence than brutes.
3. A title of honor formerly given to kings and emperors, now given to embassadors, governors, and other persons, below the rank of kings, but elevated above the common classes of men.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXCELLENCE

Ex "cel *lence, n. Etym: [F. excellence, L. excellentia.]

 

1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. Consider first that great Or bright infers not excellence. Milton.

 

2. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue. With every excellence refined. Beattie.

 

3. A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency. I do greet your excellence With letters of commission from the king. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Superiority; preëminence; perfection; worth; goodness; purity; greatness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

excellence

ex cel lence |ˈeksələns ˈɛks (ə )ləns | ▶noun the quality of being outstanding or extremely good: the award for excellence in engineering | a center of academic excellence. • archaic an outstanding feature or quality. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin excellentia, from the verb excellere ‘surpass ’ (see excel ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

excellence

ex ¦cel |lence |ˈɛks (ə )l (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being outstanding or extremely good: awards for excellence | a centre of academic excellence. • [ count noun ] archaic an outstanding feature or quality. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin excellentia, from the verb excellere ‘surpass ’ (see excel ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

excellence

excellence noun a center of medical excellence: distinction, quality, superiority, brilliance, greatness, merit, caliber, eminence, preeminence, supremacy; skill, talent, virtuosity, accomplishment, mastery.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

excellence

excellence noun the children's hospital is a centre of medical excellence: distinction, quality, high quality, superiority, brilliance, greatness, merit, calibre, eminence, pre-eminence, supremacy, peerlessness, transcendence, value, worth; skill, talent, genius, virtuosity, accomplishment, expertness, mastery, prowess, ability; rare supereminence. ANTONYMS inferiority, mediocrity.

 

French Dictionary

excellence

excellence n. f. nom féminin 1 Perfection, caractère excellent de quelqu ’un, de quelque chose. : L ’excellence d ’un candidat, d ’un film. SYNONYME supériorité . 2 Titre donné à un ministre, à un ambassadeur, à un évêque. LOCUTIONS Par excellence Au plus haut degré. : Félix Leclerc était l ’ambassadeur par excellence de la chanson québécoise. Son Excellence. Abréviations S. E. (ministre, ambassadeur ), S. Exc. (évêque, archevêque ). Note Grammaticale Les adjectifs, les pronoms ou les participes s ’accordent au féminin en l ’absence d ’un nom masculin qui suivrait le titre honorifique. Son Excellence est décidée à partir demain. Son Excellence l ’ambassadeur est déterminé à rester.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

excellence

ex cel lence /éks (ə )ləns /→excel 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U «…における » 優秀さ , 卓越 «in , at » ▸ a prize for excellence in design デザイン優秀賞 ▸ academic excellence 学業優秀 ▸ a center of excellence in physics 物理学の総本山 2 〖E- 〗＝Excellency .3 C ｟古 ｠長所 , 美点 .