word-vault/dist/data/cards/ex/excellent.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "excellent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "extremely good",
            "sensetop": "excellent at somethingexcellent at doing somethingexcellent for somethingexcellent for doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an excellent book/article"
                },
                {
                    "text": "excellent results/work"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The meal looked and tasted excellent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both the food and the service were **truly excellent.**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The performances of the cast are **uniformly excellent** throughout."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has done an **excellent job** of adapting the novel for the screen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is an **excellent example** of how a farm can work in harmony with nature."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party provided an **excellent opportunity** to meet new people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The apartment is **in excellent condition** and is ready to move into."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was great at sport and excellent at art.",
                    "contextForm": "excellent at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our staff are excellent at advising small businesses.",
                    "contextForm": "excellent at doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The experience was excellent for students' self-confidence.",
                    "contextForm": "excellent for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ferns are excellent for planting in shady parts of the garden.",
                    "contextForm": "excellent for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an excellent meal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She speaks excellent French."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At $400 the bike is excellent value."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was absolutely excellent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In an otherwise excellent issue, I found Creed's article very unconvincing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school is considered excellent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These potatoes are excellent for baking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can get an excellent view of the town from the balcony."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["most", "really", "truly"],
                "preposition": ["at", "for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to show that you are very pleased about something or that you approve of something",
            "sensetop": "it is excellent to do something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can all come? Excellent!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's excellent to see so many people at today's event!",
                    "contextForm": "it is excellent to do something"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeksələnt/",
                "audio": "ex/excellent/excellent__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeksələnt/",
                "audio": "ex/excellent/excellent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the general sense ‘outstanding’ in either a good or bad way): from Old French, from Latin excellent- ‘being pre-eminent’, from excellere ‘surpass’, from ex- ‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’. The current appreciatory sense dates from the early 17th cent."
}