different between acuity vs excellence

English

Etymology

From Middle French acuité, from Medieval Latin acuitas, irreg., from Latin acu? (“sharpen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??kju??ti/

Noun

acuity (plural acuities)

1. Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

Related terms

• acute
• acutance
• acuteness
• acuition

Translations

Further reading

• acuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• acuity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• acuity at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ks?l?ns/

Noun

excellence (usually uncountable, plural excellences)

1. The quality of being excellent; brilliance
2. Something in which one excels.
3. An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.

Synonyms

• superiority
• pre-eminence
• perfection
• worth
• goodness
• purity
• greatness

Translations

See also

• par excellence

References

• excellence at OneLook Dictionary Search
• excellence in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• excellence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.s?.l??s/

Noun

excellence f (plural excellences)

1. Excellence.
2. Excellency (term of address).

Derived terms

Further reading

• “excellence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).