excellentex‧cel‧lent /ˈeksələnt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 
an excellent suggestion His car is in excellent condition. Second-hand computers can be excellent value.► see thesaurus at good2spoken said when you approve of something SYN great: ‘I’ll bring the books over tonight.’ ‘Excellent.’—excellently adverbGRAMMARExcellent is not used with ‘very’. You say:· It’s an excellent idea. | · It’s a really excellent idea. ✗Don’t say: It’s a very excellent idea.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUSexcellent extremely good or of very high quality: · His English was excellent.· an excellent piece of workgreat spoken extremely good. Great is less formal than excellent, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: · ‘Did you have a good holiday?’ ‘It was great!’· He did a great job as captain.fantastic/terrific/wonderful spoken extremely good. These words sound even more excited than great or excellent: · ‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’· Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game.· The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.amazing/incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · an amazing view of Tokyo· The trip was an incredible experience.superb extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by something: · The acting was superb.· There is a superb range of cheeses.first-class of a high quality and much better than most others: · The service is first-class.· a first-class restaurantoutstanding extremely good – used when saying how well someone does something: · He’s an outstanding player.· It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.exceptional unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any others: · She has an exceptional talent.· He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional.· Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.out of this world [not before noun] spoken informal used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imagined: · The food is out of this world.awesome especially American English very good: · It was an awesome concert.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Andrew had always been an excellent student.
- Many studies reported excellent results with the drug.
- Nancy's in excellent health.
- She's enthusiastic and hardworking and has the potential to be an excellent teacher.
- That sounds like an excellent idea to me.
- That was an excellent meal.
- The bank provides an excellent service for its customers.
- They complimented her on her excellent English.
- They told me my English was excellent.
- We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.
- But it is cheaper than the other machines and the games are excellent.
- He is to be congratulated on his excellent choice of guardian angels.
- He specialised in lead figures of which excellent examples are found at Powis Castle in Powys, ornamenting the spectacular hanging terraces.
- He specialized in finding stolen luxury cars, developing excellent contacts with both police and criminals.
- Most obviously, water is an excellent building material: eminently flexible, but not very compressible.
- The marathon relay, aided by excellent weather, was completed three hours inside the team's self-imposed limit of 12 days.
- These are excellent avenues to explore.
THESAURUS
extremely good or of very high quality: · His English was excellent.· an excellent piece of work
spoken extremely good. Great is less formal than excellent, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: · ‘Did you have a good holiday?’ ‘It was great!’· He did a great job as captain.
spoken extremely good. These words sound even more excited than great or excellent: · ‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’· Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game.· The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.
extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · an amazing view of Tokyo· The trip was an incredible experience.
extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by something: · The acting was superb.· There is a superb range of cheeses.
of a high quality and much better than most others: · The service is first-class.· a first-class restaurant
extremely good – used when saying how well someone does something: · He’s an outstanding player.· It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.
unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any others: · She has an exceptional talent.· He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional.· Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.
[not before noun] spoken informal used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imagined: · The food is out of this world.
especially American English very good: · It was an awesome concert.
Longman Language Activatora good performance/piece of work/achievement · Harry's work is always very good.· Rosemary does a good job here.· It's the best performance we've seen from Giggs all season.· Her grades are getting better all the time.
extremely good: · They complimented her on her excellent English.· Many studies reported excellent results with the drug.
an outstanding performance or achievement is extremely good and much better than that of most other people: · It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.· Her work has been outstanding all year.
extremely good, and showing an unusually high level of skill or intelligence: · Michael Horden gave a brilliant performance as King Lear.· After a brilliant career at St Luke's Hospital, she was given her own department.· The decision to reorganize the company was a brilliant success.
something that is impressive is of an unusually good quality and you admire it: · The school's examination results were very impressive.· an impressive achievement
much better than the usual standard: · He writes good essays, but I wouldn't say that his work is particularly exceptional.· Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.
formal something that is admirable has good qualities that make you like and admire it: · It is an admirable book, the first to tell the whole truth about the war.
good ideas/plans/suggestions · "Why don't you write to your bank and ask for a loan?'' "That's a good idea.''· I thought it would be a good idea to arrive early.· That's the best suggestion you've made all day.· The best way of getting your children to learn foreign languages is to send them to stay abroad.
extremely good: · We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.· That sounds like an excellent idea to me.
spoken informal a great idea is one that you like very much: great idea: · "Let's have a barbecue." "That's a great idea."great!: · "You want to go to a movie instead?" "Yeah, great, why not!"
American spoken say this when you think an idea is good because it is original and clever: · Jim and I need more time together away from the kids, so we came up with this neat idea of meeting after work.· "Why don't we go to the beach!'' "Yeah that sounds really neat.''
extremely good, in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · I've just though of a fantastic idea.· "What do you think of Kate's suggestion?'' "I think it's terrific.''
British informal extremely good and clever: · "Maybe we should invite them over here instead of going to their place." "Brilliant!"· Joanna came up with a brilliant idea for a new book.
: attractive offer/proposition/package etc one that is very good and makes you want to accept it: · The job pays well and you get a company car and 30 days holiday a year -- it's certainly an attractive offer.· We've put together what we think is a very attractive package, including discounts, special offers, and free credit.
well made or of good quality · Lisa's work has been much better recently.· It's a good car, but it's very expensive.· It's worth paying a bit more for a good haircut.very good · There are one or two very good restaurants nearby.
if something is done or made well , it is done with a lot of care and skill, so that it is of a high standard: · Jean's playing much better since you gave her some lessons.· one of the best designed cars on the marketvery well: · Both books are very well written and enjoyable to read.do well: · Don't worry about the test - I'm sure you'll do well.
of extremely good quality or very well made: · The bank provides an excellent service for its customers.· They told me my English was excellent.
well made from good materials: · If you buy good quality shoes, they last much longer.· We only use the highest quality ingredients for our pizzas.of good/high quality: · handmade carpets of the highest quality
a product or service that is first-class is much better than most others: · Jaguar has always made first-class cars.· The food at the restaurant is always first-class.
of a very high quality and often valuable, rare, or very skilfully made: · The collar is made of finest English lace.· The train passes near Gate Manor, a fine Victorian mock Jacobean hall.
better made or of a better quality than most similar products - used especially in advertisements: · Style, comfort and superior cuisine are the most important characteristics of a good hotel.
: deluxe model/version/edition etc one that is of high quality because it has more features or uses better quality materials than others made by the same company: · The deluxe model comes complete with an in-car CD player and car-phone.· Longman has published a deluxe, leather-bound edition of Johnson's Dictionary.
very good at doing something: great actor/player/scientist etc one of the best actors, players etc in the world, and famous and respected because of this: · Olivier was a great actor.· Some of the world's greatest athletes will be competing in the Olympic Games.· McEnroe was possibly the greatest tennis player of all time.
extremely clever and skilful at something, so that people admire you a lot: · Have you seen her dance? She's absolutely brilliant.· Paganini was a brilliant violinist, famous for his technical skill in both playing and composing music.brilliant at especially British: · She's brilliant at handling difficult clients.
extremely good at something: · Andrew had always been an excellent student.· She's enthusiastic and hardworking and has the potential to be an excellent teacher.
so good at doing something that you are noticeably much better than other people who do the same thing: · Woods is an outstanding golfer.· The book is a series of interviews with outstanding artists and writers.· A lot of my teachers were good, but Farley was outstanding.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The wine is a good buy at $6.50. It’s worth shopping around for the best buy (=what you want at the lowest price).
· The book is full of good advice.
· There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today.
The wine is a good buy at $6.50. It’s worth shopping around for the best buy (=what you want at the lowest price).· The house is a fine example of a medieval building.
· The hotel was nice and the food was really good.
· At the age of 70, her health is excellent.
· What a great idea!
(=very good manners)· Her children have excellent manners.
· I wish my memory was as good as yours.
· Good qualifications are a passport to success.
· The T-shirts are only $10 and the quality is excellent.
· The university has a very good reputation.
(=work well and last a long time) Steel tools give good service for years.
Steel tools give good service for years. (=a source that provides a lot of something)· Milk is a good source of calcium.
· I think that’s an excellent suggestion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Anne Salmond and Judith Binney, among others, have written excellent books about colonial cultural encounter.· Hunters seeking such information can find those procedures well-documented in other excellent books on the subject.· Medium and Message A number of excellent books are available on personal evangelism, dealing with the one-to-one and small group situations.· There are many excellent books on the subject, and we include some recommendations in the appendix.· It is an excellent book, as I took care to point out, except for my few niggles.· He wrote an excellent book entitled Madeira - the Island Vineyard.· Ted is no stranger to the misfortunes of war, as Simon Parry's excellent book Intruders over Britain eloquently relates.· This excellent book will be a welcome addition to the library of many a clinician, student, and teacher.
· The availability of babysitting, early meals for children and a kiddies playroom make this hotel an excellent choice for families.· These shrimps are therefore an excellent choice for the aquarium while harlequins are not really worth considering.· He is to be congratulated on his excellent choice of guardian angels.· An excellent choice for an interesting and enjoyable holiday.· An excellent choice for general viewing.· The food is fresh, wholesome and imaginative and the menu provides an excellent choice of dishes.· Giulianova Giulianova is an excellent choice for family holidays.· The hotel restaurant serves an excellent choice at dinner.
· Cranwell enjoyed excellent tennis courts, beautifully secluded with 12-foot high hedges, in excellent condition.· We were happy to see that the bamboo pole looked to be in excellent condition.· It was in excellent condition, was only a year old and cost me £85.· Vox AC-30, 1966, excellent condition with blue speakers, £450.· It cost me £58 and again is in excellent condition, and would have been double that price new.· Also Wem ER15 head, excellent condition, £95.· Ibanez Musician bass, thru-neck, pearl ivory, active, excellent condition, £195.
· The first session on the second morning of this year's conference provided some excellent examples.· Will is also an excellent example of how closeness to a source can affect a journalist.· Cubicles for accommodation were also needed and Lydney Park provides an excellent example of these provisions.· It is, however, an excellent example of the genre and does make interesting, if unsettling, reading.· Worry and guilt are excellent examples of this.· Color pictures found in the first chapter present excellent examples of differences in film and filters.· Certainly it demonstrates a virile faith, which is an excellent example to every believer.· The presentation was an excellent example of design expertise using the C.A.D. and the latest computerised sample machine.
· There are also excellent facilities for the technicians in their own purpose built workshop.· Saalbach is the larger of the two, but both have excellent facilities to offer.· The island has 24 roomy bungalows scattered about the beachfront, each with a wide verandah and excellent facilities.· It's a lovely place with excellent facilities.· Tennis: Hard clay courts are available throughout the town, and excellent facilities on the edge of the resort.· Thee are excellent facilities for children, with a kindergarten and a kid's playground in the Kurpark.· These excellent facilities are used by the University sports clubs for practice and for matches in the local leagues.· Mr. Townsend Will my right hon. Friend confirm that that excellent facility is not supported from the aid budget?
· Where is the excellent health we have all come to expect?· You will be happy to hear that I am in excellent health and the colony agrees with me well.· Laura was in excellent health and neutralized the effect of the plan in a number of ways.
· They both say it's an excellent idea.· This is an excellent idea, and the council shouldn't waste any time in adopting it.· Detailed costing can make the difference between an excellent idea and a ruinous one.· They also had some excellent ideas about how to structure their family life to avoid it.· There were a couple of excellent ideas in the cockpit.· That struck Swift-Runner as an excellent idea.· And although Mr Knight admitted he'd prefer a pint of bitter, he agreed that Drinkwise Day was an excellent idea.· The new arrangement enabled the police to gain an excellent idea of the total troop strength.
· Skipper Alan Kernaghan led by example at the heart of defence and Andy Peake did an excellent job against his former team.· Only 3 percent of the voters surveyed said it was doing an excellent job and 25 percent a good job.· He did an excellent job but I don't want curly hair anymore.· Many moderately priced clothing stores do an excellent job of balancing security and service needs at their dressing rooms.· He says the machine is making an excellent job and he believes one of its positive assets is its strength and durability.· CyberMedia has done an excellent job marketing this product, using an extensive direct-mail campaign.· I hope that the Minister will encourage local authorities which do an excellent job in terms of residential care.· He did an excellent job getting some steals, mixing it up and changing the complexion of the game.
· On the one hand this provides an excellent opportunity for the group to tap into a wide diversity of views.· An alert pediatrician has an excellent opportunity to nurture this.· Informal chats with guests provide an excellent opportunity to meet consumers and answer their questions about farming and food production.· Some years, a great many excellent opportunities may be available.· It offers excellent opportunities for preventing disease, but currently the subject lacks an intellectual and practical focus.· He sees excellent opportunities in companies that provide software, peripheral equipment and access to the Internet.· This should be an excellent opportunity for being with and joining friends for a relaxing evening.· These provide an excellent opportunity for press relations work.
· Only one investor found the nerve to find fault with what the vast majority considered to be an excellent performance in 1991.· Schlüter/Webra motor has excellent performance, but high compression can give starting problems.· This was emphasised by the University's excellent performance in the recent Research Assessment Exercise.· They performed well - many have sustained their popularity for years mainly because they give excellent performance for low cost.· Prestige saucepans and bakeware offer the perfect combination - excellent performance and quality.· This excellent performance reflects its highly integrated modern design incorporating well matched components.
· Although the pulsed dye laser is often considered of limited value in mature portwine stain, Tan has recently reported excellent results.· Good to excellent results are reported in over 80 % of cases.· From 1942 a class of more powerful 0-6-0 freight locomotives also gave excellent results.· Many clinical studies initially reported excellent results with the drug.· With the model established and other corrections implemented excellent results have been obtained.· On a number of occasions, the fieldworker arranged for subjects to self-record themselves and their friends, with excellent results.· Central Council is very grateful to all those who donated prizes or sold tickets to help reach this excellent result.· Will the Secretary of State now applaud those London Labour boroughs for their excellent results?
· We know that you will be happy with our prices, quality, and excellent service. 10.· The management prides itself on offering comfortable accommodation in elegant surroundings, and puts an emphasis on providing excellent service.· They are guaranteed excellent service with prompt delivery and latest versions of the software they wish to try.· Halogen lamps give excellent service, hut the bulbs are fairly expensive to replace.· We wish to reward staff who you think deliver an excellent service.· And we match that with excellent service.· They are all providing an excellent service.
· That's why hedgehogs find gardens so attractive - they are excellent sources of food.· In-house video programs provide an excellent source of education and can be individualized to the needs of a specific work group.· Some are excellent sources, while the quantity contained in an average serving of others would be negligible.· Sandy knows this, he has said, from an excellent source.· Cereals are an excellent source of energy and there are a large number of packet cereals available.· The reporters seem to have excellent sources and the stories generally are reported imaginatively.· The paper as a whole is an excellent source of information on a range of relevant practical and theoretical issues.· They are involved in the industry and are often an excellent source of information.
· They provide superb transparency and accuracy and must be judged excellent value for money.· Complete with the distinctive Clothes Show logo, they're good-looking, practical and excellent value for money.· They have recently introduced a new three course menu which at around £19 per person is excellent value for money.· On the other hand, food in cafés is excellent value.· The magazine carries a series of articles to suit all tastes and is excellent value at just £1.· But competition is what Northern has thrived on, and at 284p the shares look excellent value to me.· Pay as you go; it's excellent value for money.
· You seem to have an excellent way with them, with the younger ones.· Porri, of the Windsor Astronomy Club, believes that the Internet also provides an excellent way to buy astronomy equipment.· Control Freestyle is an excellent way of developing control over the board.· A: I think people will see the Internet as an excellent way to do home shopping.· Fig 110 Freestyle is an excellent way to improve your board handling.· We, therefore, have an excellent way of researching any subject within the hospitality industry.· Very gentle exercise is, on the other hand, an excellent way of waking up.· Semi-contact sparring at a martial arts club is an excellent way of simulating the real thing.
· I believe credit for excellent work should also be given.· If you do excellent work, you get a gold star.· And Shyamalan gets excellent work from fellow Pulp Fiction graduate Willis.· She was also doing excellent work in her graduate studies.· Otherwise, the excellent work that has been done on education and exhibitions will have to cease.· Many of them have done excellent work in the past.· Is he aware of the excellent work being done by Crime Concern?· When Patrick Forbes proffered such divisions in his excellent work Champagne it had no bearing on the regulations.
WORD FAMILYnounexcellenceExcellencyadjectiveexcellentverbexceladverbexcellently
1extremely good or of very high quality: an excellent suggestion His car is in excellent condition. Second-hand computers can be excellent value.► see thesaurus at good2spoken said when you approve of something SYN great: ‘I’ll bring the books over tonight.’ ‘Excellent.’—excellently adverbGRAMMARExcellent is not used with ‘very’. You say:· It’s an excellent idea. | · It’s a really excellent idea. ✗Don’t say: It’s a very excellent idea.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUSexcellent extremely good or of very high quality: · His English was excellent.· an excellent piece of workgreat spoken extremely good. Great is less formal than excellent, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: · ‘Did you have a good holiday?’ ‘It was great!’· He did a great job as captain.fantastic/terrific/wonderful spoken extremely good. These words sound even more excited than great or excellent: · ‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’· Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game.· The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.amazing/incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: · an amazing view of Tokyo· The trip was an incredible experience.superb extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by something: · The acting was superb.· There is a superb range of cheeses.first-class of a high quality and much better than most others: · The service is first-class.· a first-class restaurantoutstanding extremely good – used when saying how well someone does something: · He’s an outstanding player.· It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.exceptional unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any others: · She has an exceptional talent.· He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional.· Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.out of this world [not before noun] spoken informal used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imagined: · The food is out of this world.awesome especially American English very good: · It was an awesome concert.