nonpareil

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more nonpareilmost nonpareil

Superlative

non-pareil

1.
(frequently postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.
Đồng nghĩa: alone, azygous, incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, only, peerless, singular, sui generis, unequaled, unique, unparalleled, unmatched, unrivalled

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

nonpareilsnon-pareilnonparellanonpareillo

1.
(countable)A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The blue underwing or Clifden nonpareil (Catocala fraxini), a species of moth distributed across the Palearctic; also (obsolete) any of a number of moths of other species.
3.
(Australia, archaic, countable, uncountable)In full nonpareil parrot: an eastern rosella, of species Platycercus eximius, a rosella (parrot) native to southeastern Australia.
4.
(US, countable, uncountable)A painted bunting (Passerina ciris), a brightly-coloured finch native to North America.
5.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)In full nonpareil apple: an apple tasting both sweet and tart which ripens very late in the season; also, the tree producing this fruit.
6.
(US, archaic, countable, uncountable)Any of various types of small sweets.
7.
(US, broadly, countable, dated, uncountable)A small pellet of white or coloured sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.
Đồng nghĩa: hundreds and thousands, sprinkles
8.
(US, broadly, countable, uncountable)A small, flat chocolate drop covered with such pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.
9.
(US, broadly, countable, uncountable)A caper (“pickled edible flower bud”) of the smallest size.
10.
(historical, uncountable)(uncountable, typography, chiefly historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.
Đồng nghĩa: nonpareille

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Đồng nghĩa

aloneazygousincomparable matchless only peerless singularsui generisunequaled unique unparalleled unmatched unrivalledhundreds and thousandssprinklesnonpareillehundreds and thousands (UK, Australian, plural only)sprinkles (US)nonpareille (Continental contexts)

Trái nghĩa

average basicbog-standardcommoncommon as bumscommon as dirtcommon as muckcommon as pig tracksdime a dozeneveryday frequent general

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine né From Late Middle English non-parail (unparalleled, nonpareil), from Middle French nonpareille, nonpareil (unparalleled) obsolete, from non- + pareil (alike, like, same). Pareil is derived from Old French pareil, from pāriculus (equal; like; of a number: even), from Latin pār (equal; like; of a number: even; suitable) + -culus (a variant of -ulus).