excellent
/ˈɛk.sə.lənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.73 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire."
- "Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam."
- "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that."
- "Elizabeth, therefore, who was an excellent hypocrite"
- "Their sorrows are most excellent."
- "Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […]."
Etymology
From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/
- British English: /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more excellent (comparative)
most excellent (superlative)