nonesuch

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ/ UK /ˈnʌnsʌtʃ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person or thing without equal; a paragon

    As a swordsman he was a nonesuch, feared throughout the court.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person or thing without... paragonnonpareilmodelidealexemplarmasterpiece
Word family
Related forms nonesuch

Etymology

An English compound of none + such ('no such other'), meaning a person or thing without equal.

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