incomparable

incomparable
/in kom"peuhr euh beuhl, -preuh beuhl/, adj.
1. beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
2. not comparable; incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others.
[1375-1425; late ME < L incomparabilis. See IN-3, COMPARABLE]
Syn. 1. peerless, unrivaled, inimitable.
Ant. 1. ordinary, mediocre.

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