Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonesuch

/nˈʌnsˈʌtʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
none-such
IPA
/nˈʌnsˈʌtʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing with no equal.

noun

A caryophyllaceous plant, Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), with bright red flowers, native to Eurasia.

adj

Having no equal.

Etymology

From none + such. First attested in 1590.

Inflected Forms

nonesuches (plural) nonsuch (alternative)

Synonyms

ideal paragon nonpareil burning love dusky salmon Jerusalem cross Maltese cross scarlet lychnis

Rhymes With

much such touch dutch clutch hutch crutch buch kutch mutch bruch ruch

Questions

How do you pronounce nonesuch?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈʌnsˈʌtʃ/.
What does nonesuch mean?
A person or thing with no equal.
Where does nonesuch come from?
From none + such. First attested in 1590.

How to pronounce nonesuch

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