matchless

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmætʃləs/ UK /ˈmætʃləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
so good as to have no equal; incomparable

The soprano sang with matchless purity of tone.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · so good as to have no... unequaled incomparable peerless unrivaled unparalleled supreme

Opposites

ordinary mediocre commonplace inferior

Word family

Derived forms matchlesslymatchlessness

Related forms match matched matching

Etymology

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

gemæcca Old English -lēas Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# matchless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmætʃləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmætʃləs/

## Meanings
1. so good as to have no equal; incomparable

## Examples
- The soprano sang with matchless purity of tone.

## Synonyms
- unequaled
- incomparable
- peerless
- unrivaled
- unparalleled
- supreme

## Antonyms
- ordinary
- mediocre
- commonplace
- inferior

## Derived Forms
- matchlessly
- matchlessness

## Related Forms
- match
- matched
- matching

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gemæcca
- Root: -lēas

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

## AI Etymology
Matchless is from match ('an equal, counterpart', from Old English gemæcca 'mate, companion') plus the privative suffix -less. Means having no equal or rival. Important recorded forms include gemæcca (Old English) and -lēas (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers so good as to have no equal; incomparable. The wider family includes derived forms such as matchlessly and matchlessness and related words such as match, matched, and matching.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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