Nonpareil

What do we mean by nonpareil?

Having no equal; peerless. adjective

A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon. noun

A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar. noun

Having no equal; peerless.

A person or thing of peerless excellence; a nonesuch; something regarded as unique in its kind. noun

Specifically— In ornithology: noun

The pointed finch or painted bunting, Passerina or Cyanospiza ciris: so called from its beauty. The top and sides of the head and neck are rich-blue, the back golden-green, the rump and under parts vermilion-red. The female is greenish above, yellowish below. The bird is about 5½ inches long, and common in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, especially Louisiana, where it is sometimes called pape or pope. It is a near relative of the indigo-bird and the lazuli-finch. Also called incomparable. noun

The rose- or rosella-parrakeet, Platycercus eximius: so called from its beauty. See cut under rosella. noun

In conchology, a gastropod of the genus Clausilia. noun

In printing, a size of type, forming about 12 lines to the inch. In the American system of sizes it is intermediate between minion (larger) and agate (smaller); in the English system it is between the sizes emerald (larger) and ruby (smaller). (The type of this paragraph is nonpareil.) noun

Having no equal; peerless. adjective

Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. noun

A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby). noun

A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted bunting and painted finch. noun

Any other similar bird of the same genus. noun

A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of colored sugar, used to decorate confections; -- usually used in the plural as though the name of a substance. noun

A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having nonpareils{4} sprinkled on the top. noun

A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon. noun

A small pellet of colored sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy. noun

A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.

A small pellet of colored sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.

A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.

A smaller grade of caper.

The size of type between agate and minion, standardized as 6-point.

Words that are spelled similarly to nonpareil:
nonpareil, nonpareils.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe nonpareil:
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Words that sound like nonpareil:
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