nonesuch:
(also spelled ‘nonsuch‘; plural: ‘nonesuches‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘none’ rhyme with the word “none” or “nun” — ‘nun.such’ — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
(old usage) a person (or thing) without any equal — the best, the most; a matchless person,
e.g.
Ahmed Ali is the nonesuch in boxing arena — there is none such as he, i.e. there is no one/no other boxer who is as strong and fast as Ali.
There may be a hundred talented tennis stars, but, in my opinion, Martina Navratilova is the nonsuch!
Can’t we have such nonesuches as Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi in politics any more?
For a blog post with nonesuch being used in two word and nonesuch in this context, please click here.
Note: ‘Nonesuch’ or ‘nonsuch’ is more commonly found in combination with other words as in ‘nonesuch palace’, ‘nonsuch music’, etc. and in the names of ships and places.
