different between excellent vs suitable
excellent
English
Etymology
From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excell?ns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excell? (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel +? -ent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ks?l?nt/, /??ks?l?nt/
Adjective
excellent (comparative excellenter or more excellent, superlative excellentest or most excellent)
- Having excelled, having surpassed.
- Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
- A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.
- Exceptionally good of its kind.
- Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
- 1754-1762, David Hume, The History of England
- Elizabeth, therefore, who was an excellent hypocrite
- Their sorrows are most excellent.
- 1754-1762, David Hume, The History of England
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:excellent
Antonyms
- poor
- terrible
Derived terms
- excellence
- excellently
- excellentness
Related terms
- excel
Translations
Adverb
excellent (comparative more excellent, superlative most excellent)
- (obsolete) Excellently.
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.287:
- Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […].
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.287:
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch excellent, from Middle French excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excell?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k.s??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: ex?cel?lent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
excellent (comparative excellenter, superlative excellentst)
- (formal) excellent, splendid
- Synonyms: uitmuntend, uitstekend
Inflection
Related terms
- excellentie
French
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin excellens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.s?.l??/
Adjective
excellent (feminine singular excellente, masculine plural excellents, feminine plural excellentes)
- excellent; splendid
Usage notes
This adjective is generally placed before the noun it modifies.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.s?l/
Verb
excellent
- third-person plural present indicative of exceller
- third-person plural present subjunctive of exceller
Further reading
- “excellent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
excellent
- third-person plural future active indicative of excell?
Middle French
Noun
excellent m (feminine singular excellente, masculine plural excellens, feminine plural excellentes)
- excellent
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin excell?ns.
Pronunciation
Adjective
excellent m (feminine singular excellenta, masculine plural excellents, feminine plural excellentas)
- excellent
Related terms
- excelléncia
- excellir
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suitable
English
Etymology
suit +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su?t?bl/
Adjective
suitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)
- Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Synonyms
- fit for purpose (British)
- up to standard (British)
Antonyms
- unsuitable
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- appropriate
- apt
- congruous
- consonant
- corresponding
- eligible
- fit
- meet
- pertinent
- seemly
Further reading
- suitable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- suitable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- sabulite
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