'Excellent' definitions:
Definition of 'excellent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first- class mind" [syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid]
Definition of 'Excellent'
From: GCIDE
- Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, a. [F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis, p. pr. of excellere. See Excel.]
- 1. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action. [1913 Webster]
- To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. [Obs. or Ironical] "An excellent hypocrite." --Hume. [1913 Webster]
- Their sorrows are most excellent. --Beau. & Fl.
- Syn: Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Excellent'
From: GCIDE
- Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'excellent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cut above,
- above,
- adept,
- admirable,
- adroit,
- advantageous,
- aesthetic,
- aggrandized,
- ahead,
- Al,
- apotheosized,
- apt,
- artistic,
- ascendant,
- Attic,
- auspicious,
- authoritative,
- awesome,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- beatified,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- better,
- big,
- blue-ribbon,
- bon,
- bonny,
- bonzer,
- boss,
- bravura,
- braw,
- brilliant,
- bueno,
- bully,
- bunkum,
- canonized,
- capital,
- capping,
- champion,
- chaste,
- choice,
- chosen,
- classic,
- classical,
- clean,
- clever,
- cogent,
- commendable,
- cool,
- coordinated,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- dandy,
- deft,
- deified,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- diplomatic,
- distinguished,
- eclipsing,
- elegant,
- elevated,
- eminent,
- ennobled,
- enshrined,
- enthroned,
- estimable,
- exalted,
- exceeding,
- excelling,
- exceptional,
- expedient,
- expert,
- extraordinary,
- fair,
- famous,
- fancy,
- fantastic,
- favorable,
- fine,
- finer,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- first-string,
- glorified,
- good,
- goodish,
- goodly,
- graceful,
- Grade A,
- grand,
- great,
- greater,
- handy,
- healthy,
- hear,
- held in awe,
- helpful,
- high,
- high and mighty,
- higher,
- immortal,
- immortalized,
- in ascendancy,
- in good taste,
- in the ascendant,
- ingenious,
- kind,
- laudable,
- lofty,
- magic,
- magisterial,
- magnified,
- major,
- marked,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- matchless,
- mighty,
- neat,
- nice,
- no mean,
- noble,
- nonpareil,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- number one,
- of choice,
- of quality,
- one up on,
- ordinary,
- outstanding,
- over,
- par excellence,
- peerless,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- politic,
- prime,
- professional,
- proficient,
- profitable,
- pure,
- quality,
- quick,
- quiet,
- quite some,
- rare,
- ready,
- regal,
- remarkable,
- resourceful,
- restrained,
- ripping,
- rivaling,
- royal,
- sainted,
- sanctified,
- select,
- shrined,
- simple,
- skillful,
- slap-up,
- slick,
- smashing,
- some,
- sound,
- sovereign,
- splendid,
- statesmanlike,
- sterling,
- stunning,
- stylish,
- subdued,
- sublime,
- super,
- superb,
- supereminent,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supreme,
- surpassing,
- swingeing,
- tactful,
- tasteful,
- terrific,
- the best,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- throned,
- top,
- top-hole,
- top-notch,
- topping,
- transcendent,
- transcendental,
- transcending,
- unaffected,
- understated,
- unobtrusive,
- upper,
- useful,
- valid,
- very good,
- virtuoso,
- virtuous,
- well-chosen,
- well-done,
- without equal,
- workmanlike,
- worthy