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Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport.
Serge Schmemann

Meaning of "nonpareil" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NONPAREIL

From French, from non- + pareil same.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NONPAREIL

nonpareil  [ˈnɒnpərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONPAREIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nonpareil can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NONPAREIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nonpareil

Nonpareil from the French meaning 'without equal', it may also refer to: ▪ Nonpareil, Guyana, a village in Guyana ▪ Nonpareil, Oregon, a former community in the United States ▪ Nonpareils, a confectionery of small sweet spheres used to decorate cakes, sweets, and pastries ▪ Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, Irish boxer ▪ HMS Nonpareil, several ships ▪ Nonpareil, a rag composed by Scott Joplin published in 1907 ▪ Nonpareil, an Al Cohn jazz recording from 1981...

Definition of nonpareil in the English dictionary

The first definition of nonpareil in the dictionary is a person or thing that is unsurpassed or unmatched; peerless example. Other definition of nonpareil is a size of printers' type equal to 6 point. Nonpareil is also a small bead of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONPAREIL


agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
atemporal
eɪˈtɛmpərəl
corporal
ˈkɔːpərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
extemporal
eksˈtempərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
incorporal
ɪnˈkɔːpərəl
incorporall
ɪnˈkɔːpərəl
mineral
ˈmɪnərəl
nontemporal
ˌnɒnˈtɛmpərəl
puerperal
pjuːˈɜːpərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
spatiotemporal
ˌspeɪʃɪəʊˈtɛmpərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
supratemporal
ˌsuːprəˈtɛmpərəl
temporal
ˈtɛmpərəl
vesperal
ˈvɛspərəl
zooperal
zəʊˈɒpərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONPAREIL

nonpagan
nonpaid
nonpapal
nonpapist
nonpar
nonparallel
nonparametric
nonparametric statistics
nonparasitic
nonparent
nonparity
nonparous
nonparticipant
nonparticipating
nonpartisan
nonpartisanship
nonpartizan
nonpartizanship
nonparty
nonpasserine

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONPAREIL

abseil
Antheil
brise-soleil
ceil
Clifden nonpareil
conseil
corbeil
coup d´oeil
deil
overveil
seil
Sieg Heil
surveil
teil
the veil
trompe l´oeil
unveil
veil
vermeil
Weil

Synonyms and antonyms of nonpareil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NONPAREIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nonpareil» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nonpareil

Translation of «nonpareil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONPAREIL

Find out the translation of nonpareil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nonpareil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nonpareil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nonpareil
570 millions of speakers

English

nonpareil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेजोड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا شبيه له
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нонпарель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incomparável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতুলনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans égal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nonpareil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unerreicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノンパレル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비할
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonpareil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô song
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈடு இணையற்றவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॉनपेअरिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impareggiabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezrównany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нонпарель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nonpareil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαράμιλλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nonpareille
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nonpareil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nonpareil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonpareil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONPAREIL»

The term «nonpareil» is normally little used and occupies the 113.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONPAREIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nonpareil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nonpareil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nonpareil

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QUOTES WITH «NONPAREIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nonpareil.
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Serge Schmemann
Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONPAREIL»

Discover the use of nonpareil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonpareil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bear
A lonely woman journeys toward inner freedom and strengths and a sense of communion with all living creatures
Marian Engel, 1987
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Bal Gandharva, the nonpareil thespian
Biography of an Indian stage actor, chiefly known for female impersonator, and singer.
Mohan Nadkarni, 1988
3
Borstal Boy
The Irish playwright recounts the time he spent as a young man in an English prison for working on behalf of the IRA, and how it affected his outlook.
Brendan Behan, 2000
4
How to Attract the Wombat
Here is one of his three classic "How-To's," considering notable birds and animals whose habits (and often existence) seem to have disturbed Cuppy ("Birds Who Can't Even Fly," "Optional Insects," "Octopuses and Those Things"), as well as ...
Will Cuppy, 1949
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The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays
He can send you out eagerly searching for C. M. Doughty's six-volume epic poem, The Dawn in Britain, and for the works of Ronald Johnson, Jonathan Williams and Paul Metcalf.
Guy Davenport, 1997
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String Too Short to be Saved
This is a collection of stories diverse in subject, but sutured together by the limitless affection the author holds for the land and the people of New England.
Donald Hall, 1979
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Nonpareil house
Gin this be private matter," said the chieftain, who had withdrawn to one of the windows looking out upon the flowing Dee, " gin this be private," he said, turning to Lord Nonpareil, " I had better leave ye alone wi' the twa gentlemen." " No ...
Henry Curling, 1860
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An Encyclopaedia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and ...
Nonpareil, American Nonpareil d' Angleterre, see Old Nonpareil. ) Nonpareil, Antrim i Nonpareil, Braddick's Ditton Nonpareil. 5 Nonpareil, Cockfield. Nonpareil Codlin. ' Nonpareil, Early StaeK's Nonpareil. Hick's Fancy. New Nonpareil.
John Claudius Loudon, 1824
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A Catalogue of the Fruits Cultivated in the Garden of the ...
Name. 0 Nonpareil, American Nonpareil d' Angleterre, see Old Nonpareil. 0 Nonpareil, Antrim 465 Nonpareil, Braddick's Ditton Nonpareil. 466 Nonpareil, Cockfield. Nonpareil Codlin. 467 Nonpareil, Early Stagg's Nonpareil. Hick's Fancy.
Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), 1842
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Almond Production Manual
Even the overlap of mid- and late-blooming varieties (for instance, of Nonpareil and Mission) is usually inadequate. Besides coincidence, the relative order of bloom time between varieties can be important, particularly between the main ...
Warren C. Micke, University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1996

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONPAREIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonpareil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Daily Nonpareil editorial: Federal bird-flu aid vital for Iowa
Daily Nonpareil editorial: Federal bird-flu aid vital for Iowa. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
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Educators unhappy with lost funds
An analysis by The Daily Nonpareil found that 27 school districts in the area – all those based in Pottawattamie, Harrison, Mills, Fremont and ... «The Daily Nonpareil, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nonpareil [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nonpareil>. May 2024 ».
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