Excellence

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Excellence

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

EK-suh-lunce  /ˈɛks(ə)l(ə)ns/

Definition

The quality of being outstanding or extremely good; the state of surpassing ordinary standards in some significant respect.

Plain meaning

Being genuinely outstanding — the quality that puts something in a different class from the merely good.

Register

Slightly formal but very common. A genuine term of aspiration. Appears in mission statements, award citations, and everyday conversation.