MATCHLESS

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

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

matchless (comparative more matchless, superlative most matchless)

Having no match; without equal.

Having no mate.

Synonyms

• (without equal): incomparable, nonpareil, peerless, unequaled, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed

• (having no mate): single, unattached

Etymology 2

Adjective

matchless (not comparable)

Without the use of matches for ignition.

a matchless stove

Source: Wiktionary


Match"less, a. Etym: [Cf. Mateless.]

1. Having no equal; unequaled. "A matchless queen." Waller.

2. Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited. [Obs.] "Matchless ears." Spenser.

– Match"less*ly, adv.

– Match"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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