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The meaning of NONPAREIL is having no equal. How to use nonpareil in a sentence. Did you know?
noun. uk / ˌnɒn.pəˈreɪl / us / ˌnɑːn.pəˈrel / 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.
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.
Use nonpareil to describe someone or something that is beyond compare, an absolute model of perfection of a particular thing. Jane Austen was a writer nonpareil, and James Bond a spy nonpareil.
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.
noun. 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.
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.
