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Meaning of 'nonpareil' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nonpareil [ a.]
- Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
- A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
- A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch.
- Any other similar bird of the same genus.
- Having no equal; peerless.

Meaning of 'nonpareil' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nonpareil [ s]
Meaning (1):
- eminent beyond or above comparison
Example in sentence:
  • a peerless scholar;
  • infamy unmatched in the Western world;
  • matchless beauty;
  • she's one girl in a million;
  • the one and only Muhammad Ali;
  • the team's nonpareil center fielder;
  • unrivaled mastery of her art;
  • wrote with unmatchable clarity

Nearby Words:

non non assumpsit non compos non compos mentis non est factum non est inventus non liquet non obstante non pros. non prosequitur

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