English Explanatory Dictionary

matchless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having no match; without equal.
  2. Having no mate.
adj
  1. Without the use of matches for ignition.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

matchless more matchless most matchless

Etymology

From match + -less, modelled after or partly continuing Middle English makeless (“having no peer or equal, matchless”), equivalent to make + -less. Compare Swedish makalös (“incomparable, matchless”), Danish mageløs (“matchless”).

Synonyms

incomparable nonpareil peerless unequaled unmatched unparalleled unsurpassed single unattached

Derived words

matchlessly matchlessness unmatchless
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