paragon

par·a·gon

P0058500 (păr′ə-gŏn′, -gən)n.1. A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example: a paragon of virtue.2. a. An unflawed diamond weighing at least 100 carats.b. A very large spherical pearl.3. Printing A type size of 20 points.tr.v. par·a·goned, par·a·gon·ing, par·a·gons 1. To compare; parallel.2. To equal; match.

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[Obsolete French, from Old French, from Old Italian paragone, from paragonare, to test on a touchstone, perhaps from Greek parakonān, to sharpen : para-, alongside; see para-¹ + akonē, whetstone; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

paragon

(ˈpærəɡən) n1. a model of excellence; pattern: a paragon of virtue. 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 pointvb (tr) archaic a. to equal or surpassb. to comparec. to regard as a paragon[C16: via French from Old Italian paragone comparison, from Medieval Greek parakonē whetstone, from Greek parakonan to sharpen against, from para-¹ + akonan to sharpen, from akonē whetstone]

par•a•gon

(ˈpær əˌgɒn, -gən)

n. 1. a model or pattern of excellence. v.t. 2. to compare; parallel. 3. to match; rival. 4. Obs. to surpass. [1540–50; < Middle French < early Italian paragone comparison, touchstone < Medieval Greek parakónē whetstone, derivative of Greek parakonân to sharpen, whet = par- par- + akonân to sharpen, derivative of akónē whetstone]

paragon

Past participle: paragoned
Gerund: paragoning

Imperative
paragon
paragon

Present
I paragon
you paragon
he/she/it paragons
we paragon
you paragon
they paragon

Preterite
I paragoned
you paragoned
he/she/it paragoned
we paragoned
you paragoned
they paragoned

Present Continuous
I am paragoning
you are paragoning
he/she/it is paragoning
we are paragoning
you are paragoning
they are paragoning

Present Perfect
I have paragoned
you have paragoned
he/she/it has paragoned
we have paragoned
you have paragoned
they have paragoned

Past Continuous
I was paragoning
you were paragoning
he/she/it was paragoning
we were paragoning
you were paragoning
they were paragoning

Past Perfect
I had paragoned
you had paragoned
he/she/it had paragoned
we had paragoned
you had paragoned
they had paragoned

Future
I will paragon
you will paragon
he/she/it will paragon
we will paragon
you will paragon
they will paragon

Future Perfect
I will have paragoned
you will have paragoned
he/she/it will have paragoned
we will have paragoned
you will have paragoned
they will have paragoned

Future Continuous
I will be paragoning
you will be paragoning
he/she/it will be paragoning
we will be paragoning
you will be paragoning
they will be paragoning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been paragoning
you have been paragoning
he/she/it has been paragoning
we have been paragoning
you have been paragoning
they have been paragoning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been paragoning
you will have been paragoning
he/she/it will have been paragoning
we will have been paragoning
you will have been paragoning
they will have been paragoning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been paragoning
you had been paragoning
he/she/it had been paragoning
we had been paragoning
you had been paragoning
they had been paragoning

Conditional
I would paragon
you would paragon
he/she/it would paragon
we would paragon
you would paragon
they would paragon

Past Conditional
I would have paragoned
you would have paragoned
he/she/it would have paragoned
we would have paragoned
you would have paragoned
they would have paragoned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paragon - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a conceptbeau ideal, perfection, idolideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attaingold standard - a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"
	2.	paragon - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equalnonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, apotheosis, ideal, saintcrackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier"role model, model - someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"class act - someone who shows impressive and stylish excellencehumdinger - someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"

paragon

noun model, standard, pattern, ideal, criterion, norm, jewel, masterpiece, prototype, paradigm, archetype, epitome, exemplar, apotheosis, quintessence, nonesuch (archaic), nonpareil, best or greatest thing since sliced bread (informal), cynosure She was a paragon of neatness and efficiency. He was not a paragon. He could never be perfect.

paragon

nounA person or thing so excellent as to have no equal or match:nonesuch, nonpareil, phoenix.

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paragon

(ˈpӕrəgən) , ((American) -gon) noun a perfect example of a good quality etc. She is a paragon of virtue. 模範 模范