Excellency meaning

UK /ˈɛksələnsi/ US /ˈɛkslɛnsi/ 3 syllables

Excellency (noun): a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'.

Excellency has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Excellency as a noun

  1. a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
    • Your Excellency

    Type of: important person

  2. 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

    Synonyms: excellence

    Type of: feature

    Related forms: excellent

How to pronounce Excellency

Excellency is pronounced /ˈɛksələnsi/ in British English and /ˈɛkslɛnsi/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in CY · 10-letter words

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