nonsuch

Other forms of nonsuch

plural

nonsuches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nonsuch

What does nonsuch mean?

nonsuch means "model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal".

How many syllables are in nonsuch?

nonsuch has 2 syllables: non-such. The stress falls on "non".

What is another word for nonsuch?

Close synonyms include ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nonsuch a common word?

nonsuch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.