Syn. — Superiority; preëminence; perfection; worth; goodness; purity; greatness.
EXCELLENCY
Ex"cel*len*cy, n.; pl. Excellencies (.
1. Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority. His excellency is over Israel. Ps. lxviii. 34. Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency. Hooker.
2. A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes.
EXCELLENT Ex"cel*lent, a. Etym: [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. To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair. Milton.
2. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; — used with words of a bad significance. [Obs. or Ironical] "An excellent hypocrite." Hume. Their sorrows are most excellent. Beau. & Fl.
Syn. — Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy.
EXCELLENT
Ex"cel*lent, adv.
Defn: Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." Shak.