English-Thai Dictionary

nonpareil

N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ ไม่มีใคร เทียบ ได้  nonesuch quintessence the best kon-rue-sing-ti-mai-me-kai-tiab-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NONPAREIL

n.nonparel'. 1. Excellence unequaled.
2. A sort of apple.
3. A sort of printing type very small, and the smallest now used except three.

 

NONPAREIL

a.nonparel'. Having no equal; peerless.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NONPAREIL

Non `pa *reil ", n. Etym: [See Nonpareil, a. ]

 

1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.

 

2. Etym: [F. nonpareille. ] (Print. )

 

Defn: A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby ).

 

Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (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 finch. (b ) Any other similar bird of the same genus.

 

NONPAREIL

Non `pa *reil ", a. Etym: [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer. ]

 

Defn: Having no equal; peerless.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nonpareil

non pa reil |ˌnänpəˈrel ˈˌnɑnpəˈˌrɛl | ▶adjective having no match or equal; unrivaled: he is a nonpareil storyteller | [ postpositive ] : a film critic nonpareil. ▶noun 1 an unrivaled or matchless person or thing. 2 a flat round candy made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles. 3 Printing an old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby or agate, smaller than emerald or minion ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, from non- ‘not ’ + pareil ‘equal ’ (from popular Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin par ‘equal ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

nonpareil

nonpareil |ˌnɒnpəˈreɪl | ▶adjective having no match or equal; unrivalled: he is a nonpareil storyteller | [ postpositive ] : a film critic nonpareil. ▶noun 1 an unrivalled or matchless person or thing. 2 US a flat round confection made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles. 3 [ mass noun ] Printing an old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, from non- ‘not ’ + pareil ‘equal ’ (from popular Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin par ‘equal ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

nonpareil

nonpareil adjective a nonpareil storyteller: incomparable, matchless, unrivaled, unparalleled, unequaled, peerless, beyond compare, second to none, unsurpassed, unbeatable, inimitable; unique, consummate, superlative, supreme; formal unexampled. ANTONYMS mediocre. ▶noun without a doubt, theirs is the nonpareil: best, finest, crème de la crème, peak of perfection, elite, jewel in the crown, ne plus ultra, paragon; archaic nonesuch.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

nonpareil

nonpareil adjective Gould is a nonpareil storyteller: incomparable, matchless, unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, without equal, peerless, unmatched, beyond comparison, beyond compare, second to none, unsurpassed, unsurpassable, unbeatable, inimitable; unique, consummate, perfect, rare, exquisite, transcendent, surpassing, superlative, supreme; rare unexampled. ANTONYMS mediocre. ▶noun he was a great player, Britain's nonpareil of the 1980s: best, finest, paragon, crème de la crème, peak of perfection, elite, jewel, jewel in the crown, gem; Latin ne plus ultra; informal the best /finest this side of …; archaic nonesuch. ANTONYMS mediocrity.

 

Duden Dictionary

Nonpareille

Non pa reille Substantiv, feminin , die |nõpaˈrɛːj |französisch nonpareille = die Unvergleichliche, zu: non = nicht, un- und pareil = gleich 1 kleine, farbige Zuckerkörner zum Bestreuen von Backwerk o. Ä.2 ohne Plural Druckwesen Schriftgrad von 6 Punkt 3 veraltet leichtes Wollgewebe

 

French Dictionary

nonpareil

nonpareil , eille adj. adjectif vieux Qui est sans égal. : Des surprises nonpareilles. SYNONYME inégalable .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nonpareil

non pa reil /nɑ̀npərél |nɔ̀npəréɪl /〖＜フランス 〗形容詞 ｟文 ｠無比の, 無類の .名詞 C 1 無比の人 [物 ].2 〘印 〙ノンパレル 〘約6ポイントの活字 〙.3 ｟米 ｠〖～s 〗ノンパレイユ 〘ケーキなどに付ける装飾用の多色の砂糖粒; 砂糖をまぶした一口大のチョコレート 〙.