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excellent

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/ˈɛksələnt/ · ex-cel-lent

extremely good or of high quality.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

extremely good or of high quality.

انتہائی اچھا یا اعلیٰ معیار کا۔

عالی

aali

Formal: بہترینColloquial: شاندار

Synonyms

superboutstandingexceptionalشاندارعمدہبہترین

Antonyms

poorinferiorsubparکمزورنیچاغیر معیاری

Common Collocations

  • excellent condition
  • excellent result
  • excellent service

Example Sentences

The performance of the student was excellent.

طالب علم کی کارکردگی عالی تھی۔

Talib-e-ilm ki karkardagi aali thi.

She received an excellent review for her book.

اسے اپنی کتاب کے لیے شاندار جائزہ ملا۔

Use apni kitaab ke liye shandar jaiza mila.

The dinner at the restaurant was excellent.

ریسٹورنٹ میں رات کے کھانے کا ذائقہ شاندار تھا۔

Restaurant mein raat ke khanay ka zaiqa shandar tha.

Easily Confused With

exemplary:Exemplary means serving as a desirable model, while excellent means of high quality.

Word Family

excellence
nounعظمت
excellently
adverbعالی طریقے سے

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'excellent' as 'Xcellent' where 'X' indicates excellence.

Imagine a shiny trophy that represents the highest quality or achievement.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

عشق میں شعلے بھی عالی ہیں، سب کچھ کہیں اور ہے اور عشق کہیں اور ہے۔

Ishq mein sholay bhi aali hain, sab kuch kahin aur hai aur ishq kahin aur hai.

In love, even flames are excellent; everything is somewhere else, and love is somewhere else.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

عالی ظرف والے کو کبھی سردی نہیں لگتی۔

Aali zarf wale ko kabhi sardi nahi lagti.

A person of high quality never feels the cold.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "excellens" — surpassing, excellent

First known use: 14th century

The word 'excellent' comes from the Latin 'excellens', which means surpassing or superior. It has been used in English since the 14th century.