PARAGON
Dictionary entry overview: What does paragon mean?
• PARAGON (noun)
The noun PARAGON has 2 senses:
1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
2. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Familiarity information: PARAGON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARAGON (noun)
Meaning:
An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
beau ideal; paragon; perfection; idol
Hypernyms ("paragon" is a kind of...):
ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paragon"):
gold standard (a paragon of excellence)
Meaning:
Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
apotheosis; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; ideal; saint
Hypernyms ("paragon" is a kind of...):
model; role model (someone worthy of imitation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paragon"):
crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey (someone excellent of their kind)
class act (someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence)
humdinger (someone of remarkable excellence)
