nonsuch

Related to nonsuch: nonesuch, Nonsuch Palace

non·such

(nŭn′sŭch′)

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

nonsuch

(ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ)

a variant spelling of nonesuch

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

none•such

or non•such

(ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ)

n.

a person or thing without equal.

[1550–60]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

nonsuch - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

nonesuch, nonpareil, apotheosis, ideal, paragon, saint

crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier"

role model, model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"

class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence

humdinger - someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

TeamMama offers a range of outdoor workout sessions held at Nonsuch Park in Epsom, Priory Park in Reigate and Kingswood Rec in Lower Kingswood.

6 fitness clubs in Surrey that run classes you can bring your baby to; For mums wanting to get fit post-pregnancy and dads too

Nonsuch Island took 4,000 of the creatures and the BNT's island in Ely's Harbour received its first batch last month.

BERMUDA-ENVIRONMENT -Rescued snails released into the wild

Exhibit Review: Renewed Nonsuch Gallery, Manitoba Museum.

Exhibit Review: Renewed Nonsuch Gallery, Manitoba Museum

It is no coincidence that the first work conceived of as a history of Wales - Llwyd's Cronica Walliae ("The Chronicle of Wales") of 1559 - was written in England, very probably at Arundel's palace of Nonsuch near London for antiquarian-minded members of the earl's circle.

The Renaissance scholar who drew Wales onto a global stage; Humphrey Llwyd quite literally put Wales on the map, as Professor Huw Pryce of Bangor University explains..

Sailing out on the open sea can be tiring work so we called in to Nonsuch Bay Resort for some lunch.

A BEACH FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

| WHERE was Henry VIII's palace of Nonsuch? | WHEN did Parliamentarians capture and sack Corfe Castle in Dorset?

TIME OUT EXTRA

It's organised by Van Gogh's Good Ear and the line-up includes Nonsuch, Semantics, Vultures and Afterbloom (pictured).

Ear and Semantics, 48 hours BIRMINGHAM HOT LIST YOUR NEXT

A high-profile case involved claims that as many as 30 children were excluded from Nonsuch School in Woodgate Valley last year, including ten-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer Mason Dunbar, who was expelled for 'defiance', then later reinstated on appeal.

Primary pupil exclusions in city highest in country; Council criticised for handling attacks on teachers poorly

A SEVEN-DAY investigation by send4change into the way Nonsuch, last inspected by Ofsted in 2012, handles children with Special Educational Needs, reaches a conclusion that can best be described as bleak.

Head 'at limit of holding things together'

The hotel I stayed in, the Nonsuch Bay Resort, is set in a secluded bay on the east side of the island and offers heavenly boutique accommodation in hilltop villas, beach cottages and serviced apartments.

SOME LIKE IT YACHT; Susanna Galton splices the mainbrace at Antigua's annual regatta; I had the best seared tuna I've ever eaten

The other teams in this area final were Drayton Manor High School, Hanwell; Ilford County High School, London Academy of Excellence, Stratford and Nonsuch High School for Girls, Cheam.