nonpareil

nonpareil is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
2. adjective. A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
3. adjective. 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 finch.
4. adjective. Any other similar bird of the same genus.
5. adjective. Having no equal; peerless.
6. noun. a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar
7. noun. colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
8. noun. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

   Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonsuch, paragon, saint

9. adjective. eminent beyond or above comparison

   "matchless beauty"

   "the team's nonpareil center fielder"

   Synonyms: matchless, one, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled

Synonyms

apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonsuch, paragon, saint, matchless, one, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled

Common word forms

nonpareils

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