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I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.
Claire Bloom

Meaning of "excellence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXCELLENCE

excellence  [ˈɛksələns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCELLENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excellence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCELLENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Excellence

Excellence is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. It is also used as a standard of performance as measured e.g. through economic indicators. Excellence is a continuously moving target that can be pursued through actions of integrity, being frontrunner in terms of products / services provided that are reliable and safe for the intended users, meeting all obligations and continuously learning and improving in all spheres to pursue the moving target. In modern public relations and marketing, "excellence" is a much overused buzzword that tries to convey a good impression often without imparting any concrete information.

Definition of excellence in the English dictionary

The definition of excellence in the dictionary is the state or quality of excelling or being exceptionally good; extreme merit; superiority. Other definition of excellence is an action, characteristic, feature, etc, in which a person excels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCELLENCE


ambivalence
æmˈbɪvələns
antiviolence
ˌæntɪˈvaɪələns
benevolence
bɪˈnɛvələns
counterviolence
ˈkaʊntəˌvaɪələns
equivalence
ɪˈkwɪvələns
hypersomnolence
ˌhaɪpəˈsɒmnələns
indolence
ˈɪndələns
insolence
ˈɪnsələns
insomnolence
ɪnˈsɒmnələns
malevolence
məˈlevələns
nonchalance
ˈnɒnʃələns
nonequivalence
ˌnɒnɪˈkwɪvələns
nonviolence
nɒnˈvaɪələns
omnibenevolence
ˌɒmnɪbəˈnevələns
prevalence
ˈprevələns
quantivalence
kwɒnˈtɪvələns
somnolence
ˈsɒmnələns
superexcellence
ˌsuːpərˈɛksələns
ultraviolence
ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələns
violence
ˈvaɪələns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCELLENCE

exceed
exceedable
exceeder
exceeding
exceedingly
excel
excelled
excellencies
Excellency
excellent
excellently
excelling
excelsior
except
except for
except that
exceptant
excepted
excepting
exception

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCELLENCE

at your convenience
condolence
corpulence
covalence
domestic violence
flatulence
fraudulence
opulence
par excellence
pestilence
polyvalence
purulence
radio silence
redolence
repellence
silence
succulence
truculence
turbulence
valence
virulence

Synonyms and antonyms of excellence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXCELLENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «excellence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of excellence

Translation of «excellence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCELLENCE

Find out the translation of excellence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of excellence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excellence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

优秀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

excelencia
570 millions of speakers

English

excellence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्कृष्टता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التميز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

превосходство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excelência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

excellence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecemerlangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hervorragende Leistungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

優秀
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaunggulan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuất sắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कृष्टता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mükemmellik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccellenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

doskonałości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевагу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

excelență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αριστείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitnemendheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

excellence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

excellence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of excellence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCELLENCE»

The term «excellence» is very widely used and occupies the 6.349 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCELLENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «excellence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «excellence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excellence

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXCELLENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word excellence.
1
Shana Alexander
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.
2
Mario Andretti
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
3
Mario Andretti
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
4
Irving Babbitt
Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.
5
Walter Bagehot
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
6
Philip James Bailey
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
7
Henry Ward Beecher
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
8
Warren Bennis
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
9
Kumar Mangalam Birla
My father taught us that to thrive, excellence in technology, quality, and customer service along with cost competitiveness is a prerequisite. His contribution to business, the economy, and society at large can never be underscored enough.
10
Claire Bloom
I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCELLENCE»

Discover the use of excellence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excellence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run ...
The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table.
Thomas J. Peters, Robert H. Waterman, Jr., 2012
2
Excellence: The Heart and Soul in Sports
What is excellence? It is more than just wins and losses, consisting of a long, never-ending process, and it brings glory to God, explain the top contributors to this book.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Dan Britton, 2009
3
Everyday Excellence: Creating a Better Workplace Through ...
While the short stories are interconnected, each lesson stands alone. This, together with a very detailed index, enables the reader to use the book as a reference source.
Clive Shearer, 2006
4
Symbols of Excellence: Precious Materials as Expressions of ...
Pithily written, rich in anecdote and superbly illustrated with examples of ancient craftsmanship, this book by an archaeologist of world renown ranges freely over the civilisations of the last five thousand years.
Grahame Clark, 1986
5
Achieve Sales Excellence: The 7 Customer Rules for Becoming ...
Achieve Sales Excellence examines the new paradigm of business-to-business sales, and outlines the seven practices sales professionals and organisations must embrace to have a world class sales force.
Howard Stevens, Theodore Kinni, 2006
6
Achieving Teaching Excellence: A Step-by-Step Guide
Achieving Teaching Excellence serves not only as a readable, user-friendly textbook for the beginning teacher but, also as a source book for the experienced teacher, helping both create meaningful student learning experiences, stimulating ...
Gerald R. Anderson, 2009
7
High Performance Through Process Excellence: From Strategy ...
This book is an important contribution to the field and will help managers harness the power of process excellence to drive better performance.
Mathias Kirchmer, 2011
8
Care of the Dying: A Pathway to Excellence
This unique book provides guidelines for the care of the dying based on the Liverpool Integrated Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP).
John Ellershaw, Susie Wilkinson, 2011
9
Building Project Management Centers of Excellence
CD-ROM contains: Complete set of processes, forms, tools, and templates used in text (Word documents and Excel spreadsheets).
Dennis Bolles, 2002
10
Supply Chain Excellence: A Handbook for Dramatic Improvement ...
"In this latest edition of Supply Chain Excellene, the authors provide tools for measuging financial gains linked to value chain optimisation" Business Digest, March 2012 To keep your sales, manufacturing, distribution, and inventory moving ...
Peter Bolstorff, Robert Rosenbaum, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCELLENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excellence is used in the context of the following news items.
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MCHS teacher earns Presidential Award for Excellence
Betsy Sullivan, who has taught upper-level science courses at Madison Central High School (MCHS) for seven years, said she was shocked to ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
2
Athletes celebrated at Canada Olympic Excellence Day
WATCH: Montrealers celebrated Canada Olympic Excellence Day to acknowledge sports and educate Canadians about the country's athletic ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
3
Workbar announces the seven fintech startups participating in its …
Workbar's Centers of Excellence are collaborations with leading local companies to host and support startups within their field. Along with a ... «BetaBoston, Jul 15»
4
BorgWarner Receives 2014 Excellence In Quality Award From …
Employees from BorgWarner's manufacturing facility in Seneca, South Carolina, proudly display their latest Excellence in Quality Award from ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Chaney Enterprises Wins 7th Alliance for Workplace Excellence
“Earning the Workplace Excellence Award for seven straight years is a great honor, and one we continue to be very proud of,” said William F. «Bay Net, Jul 15»
6
Union County College Professor Received Excellence Award
Heidary received her award during NISOD's annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, which was held in ... «TAPinto.net, Jul 15»
7
SPLICE Software Named Winner of TMCnet 2015 Speech …
Winners of the Speech Technology Excellence Award have been recognized for their exemplary and innovative products in the speech ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
8
Lake Regional Receives Excellence In Eye Donation Award
Partner Relations Coordinator Kharim Strayhorn presented Saving Sight's Excellence in Eye Donation Award to Lake Regional Health System ... «Lake Expo, Jul 15»
9
Spectrum Health Medical Group celebrates 50 years of urologic …
(WOOD) — Spectrum Health is celebrating 50 years of urologic excellence. Urology is the branch of medicine and physiology concerned with ... «WOODTV.com, Jul 15»
10
Cardiff announces semiconductor excellence centre
Cardiff University and IQE are forming a new centre of excellence for ... a new centre for compound semiconductor (CS) research excellence. «E&T magazine, Jul 15»

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