adjective
banner
Outstanding or exceptionally successful.
The bakery has a banner year.
Etymology
A banner served as a conspicuous emblem of a group or its achievements. The adjective uses that association with distinction: a banner year is one marked out for exceptional success.
More examples
- It was a banner season for the team.
- The company celebrated a banner month of sales.
- She called it a banner day for the museum.
Forms
banner
Similar words
- outstanding
- Exceptionally good.
- record-setting
- Surpassing a previous best, a stronger specific claim.