Yes vs Excellent - What's the difference?

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As a particle yes

is a word used to show agreement or acceptance.

As an interjection yes

is used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

As a noun yes

is an affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

As a verb yes

is to agree with, to affirm, to approve.

As an adjective excellent is

of the highest quality; splendid.

As an adverb excellent is

excellently.

yes

English

(yes and no)

Particle

(-)

A word used to show agreement or acceptance.

Yes , you are correct.

Yes , you may go play outside now.

Yes , sir, we have your package right here.

A word used to indicate disagreement'' or ''dissent in reply to a negative statement.

It was not my fault we lost the race.

Oh, yes , it was!

Synonyms

* Dialect or archaic forms: arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh * Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative * Colloquial or slang forms: ya, yah, yeah, yeh, yep, yeppers, yup, yuppers, yus, ahuh, mhm, uh huh. * See also:

Antonyms

* Standard form: no * Nautical, military, telecommunications: negative * Dialect or archaic forms: nay * Colloquial or slang forms: ixnay, nah, naw, nope * See also:

Derived terms

* yes and amen * yes and no * yes-no question

Usage notes

* In Old and Middle English, yes'' was a more forceful affirmative than ''yea . * An example of yes used to disagree with a statement: the questions "You don’t want it, do you?" and "Don’t you want it?" are answered by "yes" if the respondent does want the item, and "no" if not. Many languages use a specific word for this purpose; see translation table above.

Interjection

(en-interj)!

Used to express pleasure, joy, or great excitement.

Our second goal of the match! Yes !

Antonyms

* no

Noun

(en-noun)

An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

Was that a yes?

A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

Synonyms

* (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) aye, yea * (vote in support) aye, yea

Antonyms

* (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) no, nay * (vote in support) nay

Verb

(colloquial) To agree with, to affirm, to approve.

Did he yes the veto?

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(slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing.

Synonyms

agree,

Derived terms

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excellent

English

(wikipedia excellent)

Adjective

(en-adj)

Of 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.

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Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

*(David Hume) (1711-1776)

*:an excellent hypocrite

*(Beaumont and Fletcher) (1603-1625)

*:Their sorrows are most excellent .

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* excellence * excellently * excellentness

Adverb

(en adverb)

(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 […].

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