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adjectivehaving no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage. Origin of matchlessFirst recorded in 1520–30; match2 + -less OTHER WORDS FROM matchlessmatch·less·ly, adverbmatch·less·ness, nounWords nearby matchlessmatched sample, matchet, match-fit, match-funding, matching, matchless, matchlist, matchlock, matchmaker, matchmark, match plate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for matchlessMatchless English style, very funny in parts, wonderfully sardonic, yet sympathetic observation of the chaos of war. Richard Dawkins: How I Write|Noah Charney|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST His sons, particularly his two eldest sons, and a lot of his pupils knew that he was matchless. John Eliot Gardiner Discusses His Monumental Bach Biography|Malcolm Jones|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST She is timeless, her combination of poise, kindness, and intelligence are matchless. Huma Abedin: Weiner's Spectacular Wife|Lois Romano|June 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST God bless you, my Henrietta, my beloved, my matchless Henrietta! Henrietta Temple|Benjamin Disraeli
Many among that matchless group of surrounding buildings which give Wells its chief charm, had not yet arisen. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells|Percy Dearmer This is the process of etching with which Rembrandt did his matchless work. The Book of Art for Young People|Agnes Conway A new epoch in the language began, and the rapidity and matchless facility of the new poetry was the wonder of Steffens himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various But we won the case, as was to be expected, thanks to our matchless array of legal ability. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
British Dictionary definitions for matchless
adjectiveunequalled; incomparable; peerless Derived forms of matchlessmatchlessly, adverbmatchlessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to matchlessalone, consummate, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable, nonpareil, only, peerless, perfect, superior, superlative, supreme, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, unapproached |