New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
excellent — excellent, ente [ ɛkselɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XIIe; lat. excellens, p. prés. de excellere → exceller ♦ Qui, dans son genre, atteint un degré éminent de perfection; très bon. ⇒ admirable, merveilleux, parfait, supérieur. A ♦ 1 ♦ (Choses) Un lit… … Encyclopédie Universelle
excellent — excellent, ente (è ksè lan, lan t ) adj. 1° Qui est à un degré éminent, qui l emporte. • Il fut appelé à cette excellente fonction de ministre du Dieu vivant pour la défense de l Église et pour le salut des peuples, BOURDAL. Panég. de S.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
excellent — Excellent, [excell]ente. adj. v. Qui excelle. Excellent vin. chere excellente. goust excellent. fruits, melons excellents. ces chevaux là sont excellents. Musique excellente. excellente piece de theatre. excellent Musicien. excellent Poëte.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
excellent — Excellent, Exquisitus, Praestabilis, Singularis, Splendidus, Clarus, Praeclarus, Excellens. Excellent et comme separé du troupeau, Egregius, Eximius. Excellent en perfection, Absolutus. Excellent en sagesse, Antecellens sapientia. Le plus… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excellent — may refer to:*Excellence *Excellent ring, in mathematics *Excellent scheme, in mathematicsee also*Excellence (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
excellent — mid 14c., from O.Fr. excellent outstanding, excellent, from L. excellentem (nom. excellens), prp. of excellere (see EXCEL (Cf. excel)) … Etymology dictionary
excellent — can be qualified by quite or most, which are adverbs with absolute meaning, but not by very or more, which are grading adverbs: • The quite excellent British Museum Press, which is managing to produce some twenty scholarly titles this season Art… … Modern English usage
Excellent — Ex cel*lent, adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] This comes off well and excellent. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excellent — (v. lat.), vortrefflich, herrlich … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Excellent — Excellent, lat. deutsch, vortrefflich; herrlich; excelliren, sich auszeichnen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
