NONSUCH
Dictionary entry overview: What does nonsuch mean? • NONSUCH (noun)
The noun NONSUCH has 1 sense:
1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Familiarity information: NONSUCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NONSUCH (noun)
Meaning:
Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
apotheosis; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; ideal; paragon; saint
Hypernyms ("nonsuch" is a kind of...):
model; role model (someone worthy of imitation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonsuch"):
crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey (someone excellent of their kind)
class act (someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence)
humdinger (someone of remarkable excellence)
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