"excellent" meaning in English

See excellent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛksələnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-excellent.ogg [US] Forms: excellent [positive], more excellent [comparative], most excellent [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is excellent, it is very, very good. Synonyms: great, wonderful, fantastic
    Sense id: simple-excellent-en-adj-uv6ehyNG
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    },
    {
      "form": "more excellent",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most excellent",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "word": "terrible"
        },
        {
          "word": "awful"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tea we had with lunch was excellent. Where did you get it?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is excellent, it is very, very good."
      ],
      "id": "simple-excellent-en-adj-uv6ehyNG",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "great"
        },
        {
          "word": "wonderful"
        },
        {
          "word": "fantastic"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛksələnt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Audio"
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "excellent",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more excellent",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most excellent",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "word": "terrible"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The tea we had with lunch was excellent. Where did you get it?"
        }
      ],
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        "If something is excellent, it is very, very good."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "great"
        },
        {
          "word": "wonderful"
        },
        {
          "word": "fantastic"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛksələnt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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