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- DictionaryNon·pa·reil/ˌnänpəˈrel/
adjective
- 1. having no match or equal; unrivaled: "he is a nonpareil storyteller"
noun
- 1. an unrivaled or matchless person or thing: "a great player, Britain's nonpareil of the 1980s"
- 2. a flat round candy made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles. US
1. : an individual of unequaled excellence : paragon. 2. a. : a small flat disk of chocolate covered with white sugar pellets. b. : sugar in small pellets of various colors. Did you know? Trace nonpareil back to its Middle French origins and you'll find that it comes from a term meaning "not equal."
In English, nonpareil means 'having no equal' or 'a small flat disc of chocolate covered with sugar sprinkles.' In French, it doesn't mean much of anything anymore.
a person or thing that is unsurpassed or unmatched; peerless example. (formerly) a size of printers' type equal to 6 point. a small bead of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, etc. a flat round piece of chocolate covered with this sugar. adjective. having no match or equal; peerless. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
NONPAREIL definition: 1. better than any other: 2. a person or thing that is better than any other: 3. a piece of…. Learn more.
noun. us / ˌnɑːn.pəˈrel / uk / ˌnɒn.pəˈreɪl / nonpareil noun (PERSON/THING) [ S ] literary. a person or thing that is better than any other: She was, he was convinced, the nonpareil among women. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exceptional qualities, things and people. a gift from the gods idiom. be a one idiom. character. curiosity.
noun. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonsuch, paragon, saint. see more. adjective. eminent beyond or above comparison. “the team's nonpareil center fielder” synonyms: matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled.
Definitions of 'nonpareil' 1. unequaled; unrivaled; peerless. [...] 2. someone or something unequaled or unrivaled. [...] 3. US. painted bunting. [...] 4. a. any of certain tiny, variously colored pellets of sugar used to decorate cakes, cookies, etc. [...] b. a small, rounded wafer of chocolate covered with such pellets. [...] More.
Check pronunciation: nonpareil. Definition of nonpareil noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · 1. a person or thing that is unsurpassed or unmatched; peerless example. 2. (formerly) a size of printers ' type equal to 6 point. 3. US. a small bead of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, etc. 4. mainly US. a flat round piece of chocolate covered with this sugar.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nonpareil, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
