exemplariness
State of perfection
Exemplariness is the quality of serving as a model or example worthy of imitation.
It describes conduct, work, or character that sets a standard for others: The exemplariness of her scholarship inspired a generation of students.
The word is formal and somewhat rare, more often replaced by phrases like "exemplary nature" or "being an example."
Moral soundness and consistency
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
nobility · honor · worthiness · merit · distinction · caliber · character · moral fiber
Absence of any fault
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
apotheosis · flawlessness · superlative · impeccability · faultlessness · consummate · peerlessness · supremacy
Standard for comparison
- criterionStandard for judgment
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
- measureUnit of quantity
gauge · baseline · norm · reference · guideline · bar · litmus test · metric
Original model for copies
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
blueprint · role model · guiding light · beacon · lodestar · inspiration · standard-bearer · torchbearer
Perfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
- manifestationOutward display of something
representation · avatar · paragon · instantiation · realization · expression · illustration · concretization
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
uprightness · nobility · honor · worthiness · merit · distinction · caliber · character · moral fiber · high-mindedness
perfection
Absence of any fault
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
acme · apotheosis · flawlessness · superlative · impeccability · faultlessness · consummate · peerlessness · supremacy · preeminence
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- criterionStandard for judgment
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
measure · gauge · baseline · norm · reference · guideline · bar · litmus test · metric · index
archetype
Original model for copies
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
pattern · blueprint · role model · guiding light · beacon · lodestar · inspiration · standard-bearer · torchbearer · trailblazer
epitome
Perfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
manifestation · representation · avatar · paragon · instantiation · realization · expression · illustration · concretization · case in point
exemplarinessdepravity
Profound moral corruption
wickedness · immorality · villainy · corruptness · reprehensibility
exemplarinessmediocrity
Quality of being average
ordinariness · averageness · unremarkableness · commonplaceness · mundanity
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