excellency
excellency · excellencies
превосходство
Vortrefflichkeit
Synonym of excellenceSynonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.
/ˈɛk.sə.lən.si/
» His Excellency addressed the assembly with decorum.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.
More definitions
- a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by ‘Your’ or ‘His’ or ‘Her’
- an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
Examples
4 sentencesHis Excellency addressed the assembly with decorum.
We don't know, Your Excellency. They probably drowned.
deWir wissen es nicht, Eure Exzellenz. Vermutlich sind sie ertrunken.
As you ordered, Your Excellency.
deWie Sie befohlen haben, Exzellenz.
Ilham Aliyev sent a letter to His Excellency President Donald Trump, President of the United States.
Origin
From Middle English excellencie, from Latin excellentia.From Middle English excellencie, from Latin excellentia.
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Forms
plural: excellencies| Singular | excellency |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels:excellence
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable