nonesuch
Meanings
Plural: nonesuches
Noun
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- A person or thing with no equal.
- A caryophyllaceous plant, Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), with bright red flowers, native to Eurasia.
Adj
- Having no equal.
Origin / Etymology
From none + such. First attested in 1590.
Synonyms
apotheosis, burning love, dusky salmon, ideal, Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint, scarlet lychnis
Scrabble Score: 13
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