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NONPAREIL

Dictionary entry overview: What does nonpareil mean?

• NONPAREIL (noun)
The noun NONPAREIL has 3 senses:

1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
2. colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
3. a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar

Familiarity information: NONPAREIL used as a noun is uncommon.

• NONPAREIL (adjective)
The adjective NONPAREIL has 1 sense:

1. eminent beyond or above comparison

Familiarity information: NONPAREIL used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NONPAREIL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nonsuch; nonpareil; nonesuch; apotheosis; ideal; paragon; saint

Hypernyms ("nonpareil" is a kind of...):

model; role model (someone worthy of imitation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonpareil"):

crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey (someone excellent of their kind)

class act (someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence)

humdinger (someone of remarkable excellence)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("nonpareil" is a kind of...):

confection; sweet (a food rich in sugar)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("nonpareil" is a kind of...):

chocolate candy (candy made with chocolate)

• NONPAREIL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Eminent beyond or above comparison

Synonyms:

unrivaled; unmatchable; peerless; one and only; nonpareil; matchless; unrivalled; unmatched; one

Context examples:

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

Similar:

incomparable; uncomparable (such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared)

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