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exceptional
ex·cep·tion·al E0262900 (ĭk-sĕp′shə-nəl)adj.1. Being an exception; uncommon: This town is exceptional for the region in having a high tax rate.2. Well above average; extraordinary: an exceptional memory.3. Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability: special educational provisions for exceptional children.
ex·cep′tion·al′i·ty, ex·cep′tion·al·ness n.ex·cep′tion·al·ly (-shə-năl′ĭ-tē) adv.exceptional (ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl) adj1. forming an exception; not ordinary2. having much more than average intelligence, ability, or skill exˈceptionally advex•cep•tion•al (ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nl)
adj. 1. forming an exception or rare instance; unusual; extraordinary. 2. unusually excellent; superior. 3. (of a schoolchild) a. intellectually gifted. b. physically or esp. mentally handicapped to an extent that special schooling is required. [1840–50] ex•cep`tion•al′i•ty, ex•cep′tion•al•ness, n. ex•cep′tion•al•ly, adv. ex•cep′tive, adj. ex•cep′tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | exceptional - far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"exceeding, surpassing, prodigious, olympianextraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" | | 2. | exceptional - surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"especial, particular, specialuncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability" | | 3. | exceptional - deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children"psychological science, psychology - the science of mental lifeabnormal - departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality" |
exceptionaladjective1. remarkable, special, excellent, extraordinary, outstanding, superior, first-class, marvellous, notable, phenomenal, first-rate, prodigious, unsurpassed, one in a million, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), unexcelled His piano playing is exceptional.
remarkable bad, average, awful, lousy (slang), mediocre, second-rate, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)2. unusual, special, odd, strange, rare, extraordinary, unprecedented, peculiar, abnormal, irregular, uncommon, inconsistent, singular, deviant, anomalous, atypical, aberrant The courts hold that this case is exceptional.
unusual common, average, normal, regular, usual, ordinary, familiar, typical, straightforward, customary, unremarkable, unexceptionalexceptionaladjectiveFar beyond what is usual, normal, or customary:extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon, unusual.Informal: standout.Slang: awesome, out of sight.Translationsexcept (ikˈsept) preposition leaving out; not including. They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long. 除...之外 除...之外 verb to leave out or exclude. 將...除外 将...除外exˈcepted adjectiveall European countries, Denmark excepted (= except Denmark). 除外 除外exˈcepting preposition leaving out or excluding. Those cars are all reliable, excepting the old red one. 除...之外 除...之外exˈception (-ʃən) noun1. something or someone not included. They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early. 除外 除外2. something not according to the rule. We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception. 例外 例外exˈceptional adjective (negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable. exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional. 異常的，傑出的 异常的exˈceptionally adverb unusually. exceptionally stupid. 格外 格外except for1. apart from. We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense. 除了...以外 除了...以外2. except. Except for John, they all arrived punctually. 除...之外 除...之外take exception to/at to object to. The old lady took exception to the rudeness of the children. 反對 反对EncyclopediaSeeexceptexceptional
Related to exceptional: Exceptional ItemsSynonyms for exceptionaladj remarkableSynonyms- remarkable
- special
- excellent
- extraordinary
- outstanding
- superior
- first-class
- marvellous
- notable
- phenomenal
- first-rate
- prodigious
- unsurpassed
- one in a million
- bodacious
- unexcelled
Antonyms- bad
- average
- awful
- lousy
- mediocre
- second-rate
- no great shakes
- half-pie
adj unusualSynonyms- unusual
- special
- odd
- strange
- rare
- extraordinary
- unprecedented
- peculiar
- abnormal
- irregular
- uncommon
- inconsistent
- singular
- deviant
- anomalous
- atypical
- aberrant
Antonyms- common
- average
- normal
- regular
- usual
- ordinary
- familiar
- typical
- straightforward
- customary
- unremarkable
- unexceptional
Synonyms for exceptionaladj far beyond what is usual, normal, or customarySynonyms- extraordinary
- magnificent
- outstanding
- preeminent
- rare
- remarkable
- singular
- towering
- uncommon
- unusual
- standout
- awesome
- out of sight
Synonyms for exceptionaladj far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degreeSynonyms- exceeding
- surpassing
- prodigious
- olympian
Related Wordsadj surpassing what is common or usual or expectedSynonyms- especial
- particular
- special
Related Wordsadj deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental abilityRelated Words- psychological science
- psychology
- abnormal
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