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- \-s(ə-)lən(t)-sē\
- /ˈek.səl.ən.si/
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- \-s(ə-)lən(t)-sē\
Definitions of excellency word
- noun excellency A title given to certain high officials of state, especially ambassadors, or of the Roman Catholic Church, or used in addressing them. 1
- countable noun excellency You use expressions such as Your Excellency or His Excellency when you are addressing or referring to officials of very high rank, for example ambassadors or governors. 0
- noun excellency a title used to address or refer to a high-ranking official, such as an ambassador or governor 0
- noun excellency a title of bishops and archbishops in many non-English-speaking countries 0
- noun excellency a title of honor applied to various persons of high position, as an ambassador, bishop, or governor 0
- abbreviation EXCELLENCY excellence 0
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Parts of speech for Excellency
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excellency popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for excellency
noun excellency
- superiority — the quality or condition of being superior.
- greatness — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- merit — claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
Antonyms for excellency
noun excellency
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- inferiority — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
Top questions with excellency
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