nonpareil

nonpareil
adj
1. peerless, unparallelled, incomparable, without equal, unequalled, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalable, unbeatable; best, choicest, supreme, highest, top, first-class, ace, excellent, prize-winning, Inf. champion.
n
2. nonesuch, paragon, phoenix, one in a thousand, one of a kind; acme, zenith, pinnacle, height, peak, tops, Latin, ne plus ultra; best, choice, flower, pink, pearl, gem, jewel, prize, Inf. peach; pick, pick of the litter, cream of the crop, Fr. creme de la creme. elite, first water, first class, Commerce. first.
3. sprinkles, sprinklies, jimmies, shots, sugar pellets, decorative candies.
4. chocolate, candy, Trademark.Snow Cap.

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  • nonpareil — nonpareil, eille [ nɔ̃parɛj ] adj. et n. • 1350; var. anc. nompareil; de non et pareil I ♦ Adj. Vx Qui n a pas son pareil, qui est sans égal en son genre. ⇒ 1. beau, inégalable (cf. Sans pareil). II ♦ N. 1 ♦ N. f. Vx Ruban très étroit …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Nonpareil — Nonpareil(s) from the French meaning without equal , it may also refer to: Nonpareil, Guyana, a village in Guyana Nonpareil, Oregon, a former community in the United States Nonpareils, a confectionery of small sweet spheres used to decorate cakes …   Wikipedia

  • nonpareil — nonpareil, eille (non pa rèll, rè ll , ll mouillées) adj. 1°   Qui est sans pareil. •   Pour la nonpareille Bouvignon, elle était la plus grande diseuse de riens qui ait jamais été, SCARR. Rom. com. II, 10. •   Colette entra dans des peurs… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • nonpareil — NONPARÉIL s.n. Corp de literă având mărimea de şase puncte tipografice, folosit de obicei pentru tipărirea tabelelor, adnotaţiilor etc. [pr.: nonparei. – var.: nonparél s.n. ] – Din fr. nonpareille. Trimis de ana zecheru, 08.06.2004. Sursa: DEX… …   Dicționar Român

  • Nonpareil — Non pa*reil , n. [See {Nonpareil}, a. ] 1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; often used as a name. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nonpareil — (adj.) late 15c., having no equal, from M.Fr. nonpareil unequalled, peerless, from non not (see NON (Cf. non )) + pareil equal. The noun meaning an unequaled person or thing is from 1590s; first applied to a kind of candy 1690s. As the name of a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • nonpareil — Nonpareil, [nonpar]eille. adj. Qui excelle par dessus les autres, qui est sans pareil, sans esgal. Sa grace nompareille. une vertu nompareille. un merite nonpareil …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Nonpareil — Non pa*reil , a. [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See {Non}, and {Pair}, {Peer}.] Having no equal; peerless. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nonpareil — (fr., spr. Nongparelj), 1) sehr schmale Bänder, Borten u. Treffen; 2) Beiname mancher Blumen, bes. hellvioletter Nelken; 3) eine Schriftgattung kleinen Grades, s. Schrift …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Nonpareil — (frz., spr. nongparéj, »unvergleichlich«). Vogel, s. Papstfink. Nonpareille, kleine Schriftgattung von sechs typographischen Punkten. Nonpareils, Bezeichnung großer Brillanten …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • nonpareil — index exemplar, outstanding (prominent), paragon, phenomenon (unusual occurrence), primary, prime (most valuable) …   Law dictionary

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