'Exceptional' definitions:
Definition of 'exceptional'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing]
adjective
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?" [syn: especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special]
adjective
Deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children"
Definition of 'Exceptional'
From: GCIDE
- Exceptional \Ex*cep"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.] Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]
- This particular spot had exceptional advantages. --Jowett (Th. ) -- {Ex*cep"tion*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exceptional'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aberrant,
- abnormal,
- absolute,
- anomalous,
- appalling,
- astonishing,
- beguiling,
- bewildering,
- celebrated,
- certain,
- concrete,
- conspicuous,
- crank,
- crankish,
- cranky,
- crotchety,
- deficient,
- defined,
- definite,
- detailed,
- determinate,
- deviant,
- deviative,
- different,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- divergent,
- dotty,
- eccentric,
- egregious,
- eminent,
- enigmatic,
- erratic,
- esoteric,
- especial,
- esteemed,
- estimable,
- ethnocentric,
- excellent,
- excluding,
- exclusive,
- exclusory,
- express,
- extraordinary,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- fascinating,
- fey,
- fixed,
- flaky,
- formidable,
- freakish,
- funny,
- gifted,
- good,
- handicapped,
- idiocratic,
- idiosyncratic,
- inadmissible,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- indescribable,
- individual,
- ineffable,
- infrequent,
- inner,
- insular,
- intimate,
- irregular,
- kinky,
- kooky,
- legendary,
- maggoty,
- marked,
- marvelous,
- memorable,
- minute,
- miraculous,
- mythical,
- narrow,
- noble,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- nutty,
- odd,
- oddball,
- of mark,
- outlandish,
- outstanding,
- parochial,
- particular,
- passing strange,
- peculiar,
- personal,
- phenomenal,
- portentous,
- precise,
- preclusive,
- premium,
- prescriptive,
- prestigious,
- preventive,
- private,
- prodigious,
- prohibitive,
- prominent,
- puzzling,
- queer,
- quirky,
- rare,
- remarkable,
- rememberable,
- reputable,
- respective,
- restrictive,
- salient,
- scarce,
- screwball,
- screwy,
- seclusive,
- segregative,
- select,
- selective,
- sensational,
- separative,
- several,
- signal,
- singular,
- snobbish,
- solipsistic,
- special,
- specific,
- strange,
- striking,
- stupefying,
- stupendous,
- superior,
- talented,
- telling,
- twisted,
- uncommon,
- unconventional,
- uncustomary,
- unexampled,
- unforgettable,
- unheard-of,
- unimaginable,
- unique,
- unnatural,
- unordinary,
- unparalleled,
- unprecedented,
- unspeakable,
- unthinkable,
- unusual,
- unwonted,
- wacky,
- whimsical,
- wonderful,
- wondrous,
- xenophobic