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peer·less
(pîr′lĭs)adj.
Being such as to have no match; incomparable.
peer′less·ly adv.
peer′less·ness n.
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peerless
(ˈpɪəlɪs)adj
having no equals; matchless
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peer•less
(ˈpɪər lɪs)adj.
having no equal; matchless; unrivaled.
[1275–1325]
peer′less•ly, adv.
peer′less•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  peerless - eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" |
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peerless
adjective unequalled, excellent, unique, outstanding, unparalleled, superlative, unrivalled, second to none, incomparable, unmatched, unsurpassed, matchless, beyond compare, nonpareil a peerless German soprano
poor, ordinary, inferior, commonplace, mediocre, second-rate, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)
poor, ordinary, inferior, commonplace, mediocre, second-rate, no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal)
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peerless
adjectiveWithout equal or rival:
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Translations
فَريد، فَذ، لا يُضاهى
jedinečný
eneståendemageløs
ollaverratonvertaansa vailla
óviîjafnanlegur
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
peerless
[ˈpɪərləs] adj (= without equal) → incomparable, sans égalpeer pressure peer group pressure n → influence f de l'entouragepeer review n [academic paper] → révision f par des collèguesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
peer1
(piə) noun1. a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).
2. a person's equal in rank, merit or age. The child was disliked by his peers; (also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.
ˈpeerage (-ridʒ) noun1. a peer's title or status. He was granted a peerage.
2. (often with plural verb when considered as a number of separate individuals) all noblemen as a group. The peerage has/have many responsibilities.
ˈpeeress noun1. the wife or widow of a peer.
2. a woman who is a peer in her own right.
ˈpeerless adjective without equal; better than all others. Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.
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