Exceptional vs. Excellent

Exceptionaladjective

Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.

‘What an exceptional flower!’;

Excellentadjective

Of the highest quality; splendid.

Exceptionaladjective

Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

‘The quality of the beer was exceptional.’;

Excellentadjective

Exceptionally good of its kind.

Exceptionaladjective

(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

‘an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor’;

Excellentadjective

Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

Exceptionalnoun

An exception, or something having an exceptional value

Excellentadverb

(obsolete) Excellently.

Exceptionaladjective

Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.

‘This particular spot had exceptional advantages.’;

Excellentadjective

Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action.

‘To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair.’;

Exceptionaladjective

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;

‘a night of exceeding darkness’; ‘an exceptional memory’; ‘olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy’; ‘the young Mozart's prodigious talents’;

Excellentadjective

Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; - used with words of a bad significance.

‘Their sorrows are most excellent.’;

Exceptionaladjective

surpassing what is common or usual or expected;

‘he paid especial attention to her’; ‘exceptional kindness’; ‘a matter of particular and unusual importance’; ‘a special occasion’; ‘a special reason to confide in her’; ‘what's so special about the year 2000?’;

Excellentadverb

Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.

Exceptionaladjective

deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence;

‘special educational provisions for exceptional children’;

Excellentadjective

of the highest quality;

‘made an excellent speech’; ‘the school has excellent teachers’; ‘a first-class mind’;

Exceptionaladjective

unusual; not typical

‘late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances’;

Excellentadjective

extremely good; outstanding

‘their results are excellent’; ‘the lorry was in excellent condition’;

Exceptionaladjective

unusually good; outstanding

‘a child of exceptional ability’;

Excellentinterjection

used to indicate approval or pleasure

‘‘What a lovely idea! Excellent!’’;

Exceptionalnoun

an item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.