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expert
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin expertus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??ksp?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ksp??t/
Adjective
expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)
- Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
- I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
- My cousin is an expert pianist.
- Characteristic of an expert.
- This problem requires expert knowledge.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
Antonyms
- inexpert
- nonexpert
Related terms
- expert system
Translations
Noun
expert (plural experts)
- A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
- If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
- (chess) A player ranking just below master.
Synonyms
- maven
- specialist
Hyponyms
- connoisseur
Translations
Further reading
- "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.
Anagrams
- pretex, xerept
Catalan
Adjective
expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
- expert
Noun
expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)
- expert
- Synonym: perit
Further reading
- “expert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??ksp?rt]
Noun
expert m
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)
- Synonyms: odborník, znalec
Related terms
- expertní
Further reading
- expert in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- expert in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (chiefly Netherlands) /?k?sp??r/, (chiefly Belgium) /?k?sp?rt/
- Hyphenation: ex?pert
- Rhymes: -??r, -?rt
Noun
expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)
- expert
Usage notes
The word can be pronounced in a way that corresponds with the spelling (common in Belgian-Dutch) or a way that corresponds to the French pronunciation (common in Netherland-Dutch). In the literal pronunciation, the plural is experten; in the French pronunciation, it is experts.
Synonyms
- deskundige
Related terms
- expertise
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ekspert
- ? Indonesian: eksper
- ? West Frisian: ekspert
French
Etymology
From Latin expertus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.sp??/
Adjective
expert (feminine singular experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
- expert
Derived terms
- expertement
- expertise
Related terms
- inexpert
Noun
expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)
- expert
Descendants
- ? Turkish: eksper
Further reading
- “expert” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From French expert.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ks?p??t]
- Hyphenation: ex?pert
Adjective
expert (not comparable)
- expert
Declension
Further reading
- “expert” in Duden online
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??ks.p??t??/
Noun
expert m, f (plural experts)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
- Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto
Related terms
- expertise
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French expert, Latin expertus.
Noun
expert m (plural exper?i, feminine equivalent expert?)
- expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
- (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)
Declension
Synonyms
- (expert): specialist
- (wizard): asistent
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
expert c
- expert
Declension
See also
- kännare
- sakkunnig
Related terms
- expertis
Derived terms
References
- expert in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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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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