nonpareil

non·pa·reil  (nnp-rl)

adj.

Having no equal; peerless: the Yankees' nonpareil center fielder.

n.

1. A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.

2. See painted bunting.

3. A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar.

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[Middle English nounparalle, from Old French nonpareil : non-, non- + pareil, equal (from Vulgar Latin *pariculus, diminutive of Latin pr, equal; see per-² in Indo-European roots).]

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nonpareil [ˈnɒnpərəl ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl]

n

1. a person or thing that is unsurpassed or unmatched; peerless example

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (formerly) a size of printers' type equal to 6 point

3. (Cookery) US a small bead of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, etc.

4. (Cookery) Chiefly US a flat round piece of chocolate covered with this sugar

adj

having no match or equal; peerless

[from French, from non- + pareil similar]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nonpareil - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal nonesuch, nonsuch, apotheosis, ideal, paragon, saint crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" role model, model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence humdinger - someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"
	2.	nonpareil - colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar
	3.	nonpareil - a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar chocolate candy - candy made with chocolate
Adj.	1.	nonpareil - eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" one and only, peerless, unmatchable, matchless, unrivaled, unrivalled, unmatched, one incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

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nonpareil

noun

ideal, best, finest, perfection, paragon, ne plus ultra In league, if not international football, he remains the nonpareil.

adjective

unequalled, supreme, unique, unparalleled, unrivalled, incomparable, unmatched, peerless, unsurpassed, matchless Sinatra is the nonpareil popular vocalist.

Translations

nonpareil [ˈnɒnpərəl]

A. ADJ → sin par

B. N (= person) → persona f sin par; (= thing) → cosa f sin par (Typ) → nomparell m