first-class
- adjective
- /ˈfɜrstˌklæs/
- Anyone who works with me has got to do what it takes to write a first-class thesis.
- a first-class cabin
So you had a first class honors degree in physics and astrophysics.
- So you had a first class honors degree in physics and astrophysics.
- Well, I just thought of that first class situation.
Examples
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Its smallest ship, Danmark, had only seven first-class cabins and space for 233 in steerage.
Academic text (1993) -
Dr. Sue-ling Quong was a first-class surgeon by anyone's standards.
Fiction book (1991) -
- Look, I run a first- class hotel here.
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Of course, the food was first class all the way.
Academic text (2006) -
And he got it-- a first-class education for his son.
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You promised David a first-class wedding.
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I'm flying you and him out here next month first-class.
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Stay in a first-class hotel, eat an agreeable meal, drink a nice glass of wine, see my big brother.
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He's a first-class professional who always pays his rent on time or in advance.
Fiction book (1990) -
The hotel offered first-class service, ensuring every guest felt pampered.
Synonyms
Very good or excellent in quality
Very good and better than most similar things
Of very high quality and extremely good
Very impressive and beautiful
Very high in quality and among the best in the world
Very good and impressive at a skill
Very good and done with care
Very high quality or done very well
Of the highest quality and better than most similar things
Made well so it lasts a long time
Of very high quality, like top service or care
Very high quality and among the best
Very high quality and lasts a long time
Of very high quality and among the best in its field
Very good quality and better than most others
Very good and impressive
Very good or excellent
Of the highest quality, better than others like it
Very good in quality and performance
Very good and the best in quality
Very good and of the highest quality
Very good and fun to experience
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word first-class comes from joining first ('number one') and class ('group'). It was first used for the best seats or tickets on trains and ships, so it now means 'of the highest quality' or excellent.