Nonpareil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnpˈɛɹɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnpˈeəɹɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnpˈeəɹɪl/

3 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnpˈɛɹɪl/.

Examples

matchless beauty
the team's nonpareil center fielder
she's one girl in a million

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paragon ideal peerless unrivaled nonsuch unmatched unrivalled matchless one and only saint one apotheosis unmatchable nonesuch

Parts of Speech

noun	model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
noun	colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
noun	a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar
adjective	eminent beyond or above comparison “matchless beauty”

Word Forms

sainthood	noun	the status and dignity of a saint
sanctify	verb	make pure or free from sin or guilt
apotheosize	verb	deify or glorify
apotheosise	verb	deify or glorify

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unvergleichlich

Vorbild für Exzellenz oder Perfektion einer Art; Einer, der seinesgleichen sucht

🇫🇷French

sans égal

modèle d'excellence ou de perfection en quelque sorte; celui qui n'a pas d'égal

🇪🇸Spanish

sin par

modelo de excelencia o perfección de algún tipo; uno que no tiene igual

🇮🇹Italian

impareggiabile

modello di eccellenza o perfezione del genere; uno che non ha eguali

🇵🇹Portuguese

incomparável

modelo de excelência ou perfeição de uma espécie; alguém que não tem igual

🇷🇺Russian

несравненный

образец совершенства или совершенства своего рода; тот, которому нет равных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतुल

किसी प्रकार की उत्कृष्टता या पूर्णता का मॉडल; जिसकी कोई बराबरी न हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ননপারিল

এক ধরনের শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব বা পরিপূর্ণতার মডেল; একজনের সমান নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

அல்லாத

ஒரு வகையான சிறந்த அல்லது முழுமையின் மாதிரி; சமமாக இல்லாதவன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాన్‌పరెయిల్

ఒక రకమైన శ్రేష్ఠత లేదా పరిపూర్ణత యొక్క నమూనా; సమానుడు లేనివాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

नॉनपॅरेल

उत्कृष्टतेचे मॉडेल किंवा एक प्रकारची परिपूर्णता; एक समान नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનપરેલ

એક પ્રકારની શ્રેષ્ઠતા અથવા સંપૂર્ણતાનું મોડેલ; કોઈ સમાન નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾನ್ಪರೇಲ್

ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತೆಯ ಮಾದರಿ; ಸಮಾನತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರದವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോൺപാരെയിൽ

ഒരു തരത്തിലുള്ള മികവിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണതയുടെ മാതൃക; തുല്യതയില്ലാത്തവൻ

🇵🇰Urdu

نان پریل

ایک قسم کی فضیلت یا کمال کا نمونہ؛ جس کا کوئی برابر نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无比

某种卓越或完美的典范；无与伦比的

🇯🇵Japanese

ノンパレイユ

ある種の卓越性または完璧さのモデル。同等の者がいない

🇰🇷Korean

비할 데 없는 것

일종의 우수성 또는 완벽함의 모델; 동등하지 않은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô song

kiểu mẫu xuất sắc hoặc hoàn hảo của một loại hình; một người không có bằng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เสียเปล่า

ต้นแบบแห่งความเป็นเลิศหรือความสมบูรณ์แบบอย่างหนึ่ง คนหนึ่งไม่มีความเท่าเทียมกัน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متكافئ

نموذج التميز أو الكمال من نوع ما؛ واحد ليس له مثيل

🇮🇷Persian

بدون جبران

مدل تعالی یا کمال یک نوع؛ یکی که برابری ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

pareil olmayan

mükemmellik modeli veya bir tür mükemmellik; Eşit olmayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא התאמה

מודל של מצוינות או שלמות מסוג כלשהו; אחד שאין לו אח ורע

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