Associations to the word «Nonpareil»
Noun
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Wiktionary
NONPAREIL, adjective. Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]
NONPAREIL, noun. A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon. [from 16th c.]
NONPAREIL, noun. A small pellet of colored sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
NONPAREIL, noun. A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.
NONPAREIL, noun. (uncountable) (dated) (printing) The size of type between agate and minion, standardized as 6-point.
Dictionary definition
NONPAREIL, noun. Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.
NONPAREIL, noun. Colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies.
NONPAREIL, noun. A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar.
NONPAREIL, adjective. 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".
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