Noun: paragon 'per-u,gón or 'per-u-gun [N. Amer], 'pa-ru-gun or 'pa-ru,gón [Brit]
- An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
"To many, Einstein represents the paragon of a scientist";
- idol, perfection, beau idéal
- Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
"The new smartphone was hailed as a paragon in mobile technology";
- ideal, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch [archaic], nonsuch [archaic]
Derived forms: paragons
Type of: ideal, model, role model
Encyclopedia: Paragon, John