matchless

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective eminent beyond or above comparison

Etymology

From match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having no peer or equal, matchless”), equivalent to make + -less. Compare Swedish makalös (“incomparable, matchless”), Danish mageløs (“matchless”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

nonpareil, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled

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