Nonpareil \non-puh-REL\ adjective
1. Having no equal; peerless.
noun
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person.
2. A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar.
Origin:
Nonpareil comes from Old French, from
non, "not" +
pareil, "equal," from (assumed) Vulgar Latin
pariculus, diminutive of Latin
par, "equal."
Published on June 28, 2011 06:45