peerlessadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈpɪələs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪrlᵻs/

Forms: see peer n. and adj. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peer n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < peer n. + -less suffix.Earlier currency is perhaps implied by surnames, as Wills. de Parles (1276), Matilda Pereles (1317).

A. adj.

Without peer; unequalled, matchless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1153 Mi loue no schaltow haue..Er þou perles holden be & best doand in þis cuntre.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 286 (MED) His doghter..was piereles Of beaute.

a1400 (?a1325) Medit. on Supper of our Lord (Harl.) (1875) 1141 (MED) To þat pes pereles we prey þou vs bryng.

c1450 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 209 (MED) Excellent soueraine, semely to see, Preved prudente, peerlees of pris..I recomaunde me to your rialnesse.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxl. f. clxiii He [sc. Henry II] was pereles in Chyualry in Warre & in Lechery.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. June 32 Such pierlesse pleasures haue we.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. E3^v Do vs that favor, as to let vs see that peerlesse Dame.

a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) Ded. sig. A2^v His Matchless Poem, seem'd providentially by him impatronag'd unto his Peerless Sister.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 608 The Moon Rising in clouded Majestie, at length Apparent Queen unvaild her peerless light.

1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 691 A person wonderful for..his peerless industry.

1791 J. Mackintosh Vindiciæ Gallicæ p. xiii The Comte d'Artois..is to issue from Turin with ten thousand men for the delivery of the peerless and immaculate Antonietta..from the durance vile in which she has so long been immured.

1813 S. Parr Let. in Wks. (1828) VIII. 496 So peerless, so resistless, and upon this occasion so guileless an advocate..as Mr. Burke.

1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos xix. 268 It stands out by itself with peerless grandeur, in annals sacred and profane.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 286 His lady wife, a dame of peerless lineage, fairest of her race.

1993 Newsweek 25 Jan. a12/2 (advt.) Italian spirit makes a world of difference..featuring superb cuisine, peerless service, and luxurious European ambience.

†B. adv.

In a peerless manner; peerlessly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique

onlyOE

unilichec1300

unlike?c1335

incomparablyc1422

sans-peer1426

incomparable1482

uncomparably1548

peerless1596

matchlessly1598

peerlessly1600

unimitably1622

unparalleledly1639

matchlessc1650

uniquely1805

unapproachably1846

unsurpassably1859

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 4 Sa peirles proud, as na toung of man is able to discriue.

Compounds

peerless primrose n. = primrose peerless n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil or narcissus

narcissusOE

daffodil1548

laus tibi1548

affodill1551

primrose peerless1578

narciss1586

jonquil1629

Spanish trumpet1664

hoop-petticoat1731

poet's narcissus?1786

poet's daffodil1798

Queen Anne's double jonquil1806

polyanthus narcissus1841

tazetta1847

sweet Nancy1848

polyanth narcissus1856

pheasant's eye1872

peerless primrose1884

Tenby daffodil1884

Queen Anne's daffodil1889

poetaz1906

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Narcissus biflorus, Peerless Primrose or Primrose Peerless, Two-flowered Daffodil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peerless
释义	peerlessadj.adv. Brit. /ˈpɪələs/, U.S. /ˈpɪrlᵻs/ Forms: see peer n. and adj. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peer n., -less suffix. Etymology: < peer n. + -less suffix.Earlier currency is perhaps implied by surnames, as Wills. de Parles (1276), Matilda Pereles (1317). A. adj. Without peer; unequalled, matchless. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1153 Mi loue no schaltow haue..Er þou perles holden be & best doand in þis cuntre. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 286 (MED) His doghter..was piereles Of beaute. a1400 (?a1325) Medit. on Supper of our Lord (Harl.) (1875) 1141 (MED) To þat pes pereles we prey þou vs bryng. c1450 in R. H. Robbins Secular Lyrics 14th & 15th Cent. (1952) 209 (MED) Excellent soueraine, semely to see, Preved prudente, peerlees of pris..I recomaunde me to your rialnesse. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxl. f. clxiii He [sc. Henry II] was pereles in Chyualry in Warre & in Lechery. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. June 32 Such pierlesse pleasures haue we. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. E3^v Do vs that favor, as to let vs see that peerlesse Dame. a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) Ded. sig. A2^v His Matchless Poem, seem'd providentially by him impatronag'd unto his Peerless Sister. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 608 The Moon Rising in clouded Majestie, at length Apparent Queen unvaild her peerless light. View more context for this quotation 1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 691 A person wonderful for..his peerless industry. 1791 J. Mackintosh Vindiciæ Gallicæ p. xiii The Comte d'Artois..is to issue from Turin with ten thousand men for the delivery of the peerless and immaculate Antonietta..from the durance vile in which she has so long been immured. 1813 S. Parr Let. in Wks. (1828) VIII. 496 So peerless, so resistless, and upon this occasion so guileless an advocate..as Mr. Burke. 1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos xix. 268 It stands out by itself with peerless grandeur, in annals sacred and profane. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 286 His lady wife, a dame of peerless lineage, fairest of her race. 1993 Newsweek 25 Jan. a12/2 (advt.) Italian spirit makes a world of difference..featuring superb cuisine, peerless service, and luxurious European ambience. †B. adv. In a peerless manner; peerlessly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > in a way that is unparalleled or unique onlyOE unilichec1300 unlike?c1335 incomparablyc1422 sans-peer1426 incomparable1482 uncomparably1548 peerless1596 matchlessly1598 peerlessly1600 unimitably1622 unparalleledly1639 matchlessc1650 uniquely1805 unapproachably1846 unsurpassably1859 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 4 Sa peirles proud, as na toung of man is able to discriue. Compounds peerless primrose n. = primrose peerless n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > daffodil or narcissus narcissusOE daffodil1548 laus tibi1548 affodill1551 primrose peerless1578 narciss1586 jonquil1629 Spanish trumpet1664 hoop-petticoat1731 poet's narcissus?1786 poet's daffodil1798 Queen Anne's double jonquil1806 polyanthus narcissus1841 tazetta1847 sweet Nancy1848 polyanth narcissus1856 pheasant's eye1872 peerless primrose1884 Tenby daffodil1884 Queen Anne's daffodil1889 poetaz1906 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Narcissus biflorus, Peerless Primrose or Primrose Peerless, Two-flowered Daffodil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1330
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