Great vs. Excellent

Greatadjective

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i. e. having many parts or members) or duration (i. e. relatively long); very big.

Greatadjective

Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.

Greatadjective

(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the word qualified implies (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]

Greatadjective

Pregnant; large with young; full of.

Greatadjective

Intimate; familiar.

Greatadjective

Extreme or more than usual.

Greatadjective

Of significant importance or consequence; important.

Greatadjective

(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.

Greatadjective

Impressive or striking.

Greatadjective

Much in use; favoured.

Greatadjective

(applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.

Greatadjective

Title referring to an important leader.

Greatadjective

Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

Greatadjective

(often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.

Greatadjective

(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).

Greatadjective

Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.

Greatinterjection

Expression of gladness and content about something.

Greatinterjection

sarcastic inversion thereof.

Greatnoun

A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

Greatnoun

(music) The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.

Greatadverb

very well in a very satisfactory manner

Greatadjective

Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; - opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.

Greatadjective

Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.

Greatadjective

Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.

Greatadjective

Superior; admirable; commanding; - applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.

Greatadjective

Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.

Greatadjective

Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.

Greatadjective

Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.

Greatadjective

Pregnant; big (with young).

Greatadjective

More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.

Greatadjective

Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; - often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.

Greatnoun

The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.

Greatadjective

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind;

Greatadjective

more than usual;

Greatadjective

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation;

Greatadjective

of major significance or importance;

Greatadjective

remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect;

Greatadjective

very good;

Greatadjective

uppercase;

Greatadjective

marked by active interest and enthusiasm;

Greatadjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy;

Excellentadjective

Of the highest quality; splendid.

Excellentadjective

Exceptionally good of its kind.

Excellentadjective

Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

Excellentadverb

(obsolete) Excellently.

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.

Excellentadjective

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

Excellentadverb

Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.

Excellentadjective

of the highest quality;

Excellentadjective

extremely good; outstanding

Excellentinterjection

used to indicate approval or pleasure