NONPAREIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonpareil mean? 

• NONPAREIL (noun)
  The noun NONPAREIL has 3 senses:

1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

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

  Familiarity information: NONPAREIL used as a noun is uncommon.

• NONPAREIL (adjective)
  The adjective NONPAREIL has 1 sense:

1. eminent beyond or above comparison

  Familiarity information: NONPAREIL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONPAREIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

apotheosis; ideal; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; saint

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)

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:

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)

• NONPAREIL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eminent beyond or above comparison

Synonyms:

matchless; nonpareil; one; one and only; peerless; unmatchable; unmatched; unrivaled; unrivalled

Context example:

unrivaled mastery of her art

Similar:

incomparable; uncomparable (such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared)