nonesuch

American  

[nuhn-suhch] / ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ /

Also nonsuch

noun

Older Use.

1. a person or thing without equal; paragon.

   Who can forget the title of the con artist's show from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: “The Thrilling Tragedy of the King's Cameleopard, or the Royal Nonesuch!!!”

   Synonyms:

   pattern, model, ideal, nonpareil

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nonesuch British  

/ ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ /

noun

1. archaic a matchless person or thing; nonpareil

2. another name for black medick

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Etymology

Origin of nonesuch

First recorded in 1580–90; none ¹ + such

Example Sentences

Phil plays Reich, there is the orchestra’s outstanding recent Nonesuch recording of “Runner” and “Music for Ensemble and Orchestra,” conducted by Susanna Mälkki.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

A 1986 recording made for the upstart record company Icon benefited from a partnership with Nonesuch, a more established label whose cachet was growing, and the commercial clout of that label’s corporate parent, Warner Bros.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

It is likely to be the first of many such solo recordings for Nonesuch, following the footsteps of the evergreen Nonesuch recordings by Upshaw, Hunt Lieberson and Audra McDonald.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Andres later gave a chilly Sunday morning recital that opened with selections from “I Still Play,” a set of miniatures written for Robert Hurwitz, the longtime and influential leader of Nonesuch Records.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

"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.

From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade by Twain, Mark