Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Being such that comparison is impossible; incommensurable.
  • adjective So outstanding as to be beyond comparison; unsurpassed.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not comparable; admitting of no comparison; especially, without a match, rival, or peer; unequaled; transcendent.
  • Synonyms Matchless, peerless, unrivaled, unparalleled, nonpareil.
  • noun In ornithology, the painted finch, Cyanospiza or Passerina ciris, more commonly called nonpareil.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed.
  • adjective rare Not able to be compared.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared

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Examples

  • Passe une année pleine de bonheur, excellente santé, et du vin incomparable!

    se reposer sur ses lauriers - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • It may be urged against my use of the word incomparable that in the burglary business the name of Slith stands paramount and alone; and of this I am not ignorant; but Slith is a classic, and lived long ago, and knew nothing at all of modern competition; besides which the surprising nature of his doom has possibly cast a glamour upon Slith that exaggerates in our eyes his undoubted merits.

    The Book of Wonder Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany 1917

  • Demanding both to shoot and process, Kodachrome rewarded generations of skilled users with a richness of color and a unique treatment of light that many photographers described as incomparable even as they shifted to digital cameras.

    NYT > Home Page By A. G. SULZBERGER 2010

  • Demanding to shoot and process, Kodachrome rewarded generations of skilled users with a richness of color and a particular treatment of light that many photographers described as incomparable even as they shifted to digital cameras.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • Mrs. Cram was alternately aghast and delighted at what she perhaps justly called his incomparable impudence.

    Waring's Peril Charles King 1888

  • Holiness was defined as the incomparable Glory of God, His exclusive adorableness, His infinite

    Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Andrew Murray 1872

  • In shewing the reason, why Christ's mediation ought to minister such confidence to us: which is, the incomparable fitness of Christ for the performance of that work, 321. and this appears by considering him,

    Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. VII. 1634-1716 1823

  • Mr. Obama described Emanuel as an "incomparable" leader who helped enforce the president's agenda as his administration managed two wars, an economic crisis, healthcare reform and other difficult issues.

    Obama Names Interim Chief of Staff 2010

  • As Krapp plays tapes from yesteryear, he uses the off switch as punctuation, reacting to memories of women with "incomparable" eyes and bosoms.

    Krapp's Last Tape Kate Kellaway 2010

  • Gotta read this one, can Thia hold a candle to the "incomparable" Dejah Thoris?

    Embracing "Thia of the Drylands" Johnny Pez 2009

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  • Give pronunciations always, please, please, please. There are lot's of us whose English is a second language and we're sorely missing that. Very important, please!

    August 15, 2011

  • Note that there's no apostrophe in lots. Unless you're married to him.

    August 15, 2011