matchless
matchless · more matchless · most matchless
несравненный
Having no match; without equalHaving no match; without equal.
» If you look carefully at the options, you’ll see that the quality of the leather is matchless.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving no match; without equal.
несравне́нныйnesravnénnyj
Having no mate.
(not comparable)Without the use of matches for ignition.
a matchless stove
More definitions
- eminent beyond or above comparison
Examples
1 sentencesIf you look carefully at the options, you’ll see that the quality of the leather is matchless.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
without equal:
Origin
From match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having nFrom match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having no peer or equal, matchless”), equivalent to make + -less. Compare Swedish makalös (“incomparable, matchless”), Danish mageløs (“matchless”).
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Forms
more matchless, most matchless| Comparative | more matchless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most matchless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonymshaving no mate:singleA2unattached
Close in meaning
- eminent beyond or above comparison:nonpareiloneone and onlypeerlessunmatchedunmatchableunrivaledunrivalled
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form