1. Eminent beyond or above comparison
   "the team's nonpareil centre fielder";
   - matchless, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled [US], unrivalled [Brit, Cdn]

1. Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
   "The new smartphone was hailed as a nonpareil in mobile technology";
   - ideal, paragon, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch [archaic], nonsuch [archaic]
    
2. [US] A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of coloured sugar
   "The movie theatre sold boxes of chocolate nonpareils"
    
3. [US] Coloured beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
   "The cupcakes were decorated with colourful nonpareils"

Derived forms: nonpareils

See also: incomparable, uncomparable

Type of: choc [Brit, informal], choccy [informal], chocolate candy [N. Amer], chocolate sweet [Brit], confection, model, role model, sweet

Encyclopedia: Nonpareil, Oregon