NONESUCH

ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nonesuch (plural nonesuches)

A person or thing with no equal.

Synonyms: ideal, paragon, nonpareil

Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica)

Synonyms: burning love, dusky salmon

Anagrams

• unchosen

Source: Wiktionary


None"such`, n.

Definition: A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic (Medicago lupulina), a variety of pottery clay, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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