non·pa·reil /ˌnɑnpəˈrɛl/
(a.)無比的;無雙的;無上的
Non·pa·reil n.
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
2. Print. A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
Note: ☞
3. Zool. (a) 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. (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.
Non·pa·reil, a. Having no equal; peerless.
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nonpareil
adj : 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" [syn: matchless, one(a), one and only(a),
peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled]
n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
equal [syn: ideal, paragon, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch,
nonsuch]
2: colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and
cookies
3: a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar