nonpareil
a . 无比的;无双的;无上的
无比的;无双的;无上的
nonpareil adj 1 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
matchless }, {
nonpareil }, {
one (
a )}, {
one and only (
a )}, {
peerless }, {
unmatched }, {
unmatchable },
{
unrivaled }, {
unrivalled }]
n 1 :
model of excellence or perfection of a kind ;
one having no equal [
synonym : {
ideal }, {
paragon }, {
nonpareil }, {
saint },
{
apotheosis }, {
nonesuch }, {
nonsuch }]
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 Nonpareil \
Non `
pa *
reil "\,
a . [
F .,
from non not pareil equal ,
fr .
LL .
pariculus ,
dim .
of L .
par equal .
See {
Non },
and {
Pair }, {
Peer }.]
Having no equal ;
peerless .
[
1913 Webster ]
Nonpareil \
Non `
pa *
reil "\,
n . [
See {
Nonpareil },
a . ]
1 .
Something of unequaled excellence ;
a peerless thing or person ;
a nonesuch ; --
often used as a name .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . [
F .
nonpareille .] (
Print .)
A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (
or ruby ).
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
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 bunting }
and {
painted finch }.
(
b )
Any other similar bird of the same genus .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
4 . (
Cookery )
A small sphere ,
less than 1 mm diamter ,
of colored sugar ,
used to decorate confections ; --
usually used in the plural as though the name of a substance ;
as ,
sprinkled with nonpareils .
[
PJC ]
5 .
pl .
A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat disk of chocolate ,
less than one inch diameter ,
having nonpareils [
4 ]
sprinkled on the top ;
as ,
she ate a box of nonpareils at the movie .
[
PJC ]
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nonpareil ":
A per se ,
ace ,
beau ideal ,
boss ,
champion ,
chief ,
choice ,
chosen ,
commander ,
cream ,
dean ,
elect ,
elite ,
exemplar ,
fat ,
flower ,
fugleman ,
genius ,
good example ,
head ,
higher -
up ,
ideal ,
jewel ,
laureate ,
leader ,
man of men ,
master ,
mirror ,
model ,
ne plus ultra ,
nonesuch ,
optimum ,
paragon ,
pattern ,
phoenix ,
pick ,
prime ,
principal ,
prize ,
prodigy ,
queen ,
quintessence ,
ruler ,
select ,
senior ,
shining example ,
standard ,
star ,
superior ,
superlative ,
superman ,
superstar ,
the best ,
the best ever ,
the greatest ,
the most ,
the tops ,
the very best ,
top dog ,
virtuoso
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