nonesuch

[ nuhn-suhch ]

/ ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ /

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noun

a person or thing without equal; paragon.

Nearby words

nonentity, nonequivalence, nones, nonessential, nonessential amino acid, nonesuch, nonet, nonetheless, nonethnic, nonevent, nonexclusive

Also non·such

[non-suhch, nuhn-] /ˈnɒnˌsʌtʃ, ˈnʌn-/.

Origin of nonesuch

First recorded in 1550–60; none¹ + such

SYNONYMS FOR nonesuch

ideal, model, pattern, nonpareil.

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Examples from the Web for nonesuch

"Blest if the old Nonesuch ain't a heppin' us out agin," and HE begun to haul out yaller-jackets and stack them up.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part 5|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Nonesuch, however, has nothing to do with Kennington, and must not detain us.
South London|Sir Walter Besant
See, now the sun lights up the windows of Nonesuch on the Bridge—see how the noble structure is reflected in the water below.
London|Walter Besant
A Stuart face of nonesuch Charles, lank locks falling at its sides.
Ulysses|James Joyce

"Blest if the old Nonesuch ain't a heppin' us out ag'in," and he begun to haul out yaller-jackets and stack them up.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn|Mark Twain

British Dictionary definitions for nonesuch

nonesuch

nonsuch

/ (ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ) /

noun

archaic a matchless person or thing; nonpareil

another name for black medick

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