Noun

• S: (n) excellence (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone) "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
• S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) excellence, excellency (an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels) "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"