Peerless

Peerless
Peerless Peer"less, a. Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. ``Her peerless feature.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Unvailed her peerless light. --Milton. [1913 Webster] --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Peerless — was a United States automobile produced by the Peerless Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The company was known for building high quality, precision luxury automobiles. Peerless factory was located at 9400 Quincy Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.… …   Wikipedia

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  • peerless — index absolute (ideal), best, inestimable, invaluable, laudable, noteworthy, outstanding (prominent) …   Law dictionary

  • peerless — early 14c., from PEER (Cf. peer) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less) …   Etymology dictionary

  • peerless — surpassing, preeminent, *supreme, superlative, transcendent, incomparable Analogous words: paramount, sovereign, *dominant, predominant: unmatched, unrivaled, unequaled (see affirmative verbs at MATCH) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • peerless — [adj] having no equal; superior aces*, all time, alone, best, beyond compare, champion, excellent, faultless, gilt edge*, greatest, incomparable, matchless, most, nonpareil*, only, outstanding, perfect, second to none*, solid gold*, super,… …   New thesaurus

  • peerless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unequalled or unrivalled …   English terms dictionary

  • peerless — [pir′lis] adj. without equal; unrivaled peerlessly adv. peerlessness n …   English World dictionary

  • peerless — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)ləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is peerless is so beautiful or wonderful that you feel that nothing can equal it. [FORMAL] ...two days of clear sunshine under peerless blue skies. Syn: matchless …   English dictionary

  • Peerless — This unusual and interesting name is the metronymic form of the female personal name Pearl . Metronymics are themselves very uncommon, since European society has been patriarcal for hundreds of years and it was usual for the given name of the… …   Surnames reference

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