matchless

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /ˈmætʃləs/ UK /ˈmætʃləs/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    so good as to have no equal; incomparable

    The soprano sang with matchless purity of tone.

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Derived forms matchlesslymatchlessness
Related forms matchmatchedmatching

Etymology

From match ('an equal, counterpart', from Old English gemæcca 'mate, companion') plus the privative suffix -less. Means having no equal or rival.

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