nonesuch n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]

nonesuch unchosen

nonesuch 1590, nonesuch, from none + such.

nonesuch noun Date: 1590 a person or thing without an equal • nonesuch adjective

nonesuch
var. of NONSUCH.

Nonesuch \None"such`\, n. A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic ({Medicago lupulina}), a variety of pottery clay, etc.

nonesuch n. Nonpareil, paragon, pattern, model, acme of perfection, pink of perfection, beas ideal.

55 Moby Thesaurus words for "nonesuch": abnormality, amazement, anomaly, astonishing thing, astonishment, champion, choice, chosen, conversation piece, cream, curio, curiosity, elect, elite, exception, fat, flower, gazingstock, ideal, improbability, jewel, marvel, marvelment, miracle, museum piece, nonpareil, oddity, optimum, paragon, phenomenon, phoenix, pick, prime, prize, prodigiosity, prodigy, queen, quintessence, quite a thing, rarity, select, sensation, sight, something else, spectacle, strange thing, stunner, superlative, the best, the best ever, the tops, the very best, wonder, wonderful thing, wonderment

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