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nonsuch

nonsuch is the alternative spelling of nonesuch.

Meaning of nonesuch

Noun

nonesuch (plural nonesuches)

  1. A person or thing with no equal.
    Synonyms:
    ideal, paragon, nonpareil
  2. A caryophyllaceous plant, Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), with bright red flowers, native to Eurasia.
    Synonyms:
    burning love, dusky salmon, Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, scarlet lychnis

See all 3 meanings of nonesuch

Forms of nonsuch

pluralnonsuches

Questions about nonsuch

What is nonsuch the alternative spelling of?
Nonsuch is the alternative spelling of nonesuch.

Words near nonsuch in the dictionary

  1. nonsuccessful
  2. nonsuccession
  3. nonsuccessive
  4. nonsucculent
  5. nonsucculents
  6. nonsuch
  7. nonsuches
  8. nonsucrose
  9. nonsuction
  10. nonsuctorial
  11. nonsufferance

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nonsuch (page history and authors); nonesuch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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