Meaning

4 senses
  1. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

    What an exceptional meal!

    außergewöhnlich

    исключи́тельныйisključítelʹnyj

    винятко́вийvynjatkóvyj

  2. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

    Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.

    The origins of the conditions and disorders that exceptional learners have are not always well understood.

  3. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

    The quality of the beer was exceptional.

    außergewöhnlich

    исключи́тельныйisključítelʹnyj, отли́чныйotlíčnyj

    винятко́вийvynjatkóvyj, відмі́ннийvidmínnyj

  4. Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

    an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor

More definitions
  • deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
  • surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  • far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

Examples

60 sentences
  1. This is an exceptional case.

    Це винятковий випадок.

    ruЭто исключительный случай.

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  2. Tom is an exceptional person.

    Том — виняткова людина.

    ruТом - необыкновенный человек.

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  3. Tom had an exceptional year.

    У Тома був надзвичайний рік.

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  4. Tom is an exceptional basketball player.

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  5. I've done nothing exceptional.

    ruЯ не сделал ничего особенного.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
forming an exception:
superior due to exception or rarity:
Русский
By meaning 2
forming an exception:
superior due to exception or rarity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
forming an exception:

Forms

more exceptional, most exceptional
Comparativemore exceptional Lesson
Superlativemost exceptional Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

7 antonyms
superior due to exception or rarity:mediocreB2commonplace

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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