nonesuch
nonesuch · nonesuches
A person or thing with no equalA person or thing with no equal.
US/nˈʌnsˈʌtʃ/
Meaning
2 sensesA person or thing with no equal.
A caryophyllaceous plant, Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), with bright red flowers, native to Eurasia.
More definitions
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Origin
From none + such. First attested in 1590.From none + such. First attested in 1590.
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Forms
plural: nonesuchesSynonyms
11 synonymsidealA1paragonnonpareilJerusalem crossMaltese crossburning lovedusky salmonscarlet lychnis