Associations to the word «Excellence»

Wiktionary

EXCELLENCE, noun. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
EXCELLENCE, noun. Something in which one excels.
EXCELLENCE, noun. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.
EXCELLENCE, proper noun. A title of honor or respect; more common in the form Excellency.

Dictionary definition

EXCELLENCE, noun. The quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree.
EXCELLENCE, noun. An outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.