Exemplariness
/ɪɡˈzæm.plə.rɪ.nəs/noun
The quality of being worthy of imitation or serving as a model.
Did you know?Exemplar comes from Latin exemplum, originally meaning a sample or pattern, and it shares deep roots with words tied to “taking” and “choosing,” as if an example is something singled out from the world to be followed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together; as one”
Latin
Latin
exemplum
“a sample, specimen, pattern, model”
Late Latin
Latin
exemplāris
“serving as a model or example”
Middle English
English
exemplar
“a model or pattern to be copied”
Modern English
English
exemplariness
“the quality of being exemplary or serving as a model”