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nonpareil

/nɒnpəˈɹeɪl/

noun

Meaning

  • A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon.

  • A small pellet of colored sugar used as decoration on baked goods and candy.

  • A small, flat chocolate drop covered with white pellets of sugar, similar to a comfit.

  • A smaller grade of caper.

  • The size of type between agate and minion, standardized as 6-point.

Synonyms

hundreds and thousands (UK, Australian, plural only),
sprinkles (US),
nonpareille (Continental contexts)

adjective

Meaning

  • Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.