nonpareil meaning and definition

NONPAREIL noun

Definition of nonpareil (noun)

1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
   • synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonsuch, paragon, saint
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

NONPAREIL adjective

Definition of nonpareil (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled