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NONPAREIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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
Meaning:
Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Synonyms:
apotheosis; ideal; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; saint
Classified under:
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eminent beyond or above comparison
Example:
unrivaled mastery of her art
Synonyms:
matchless; nonpareil; one; one and only; peerless; unmatchable; unmatched; unrivaled; unrivalled
Classified under:
Similar:
incomparable; uncomparable (such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared)
