peerless

adjective

peer·​less ˈpir-ləs How to pronounce peerless (audio)

Examples of peerless in a Sentence

As an athlete he is peerless. the show's enduring success was a testimony to the peerless talents of its ensemble cast
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Arnold Robinson, a publicist for Jones, said that the peerless producer—who worked with some of the music industry's biggest names, including Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles—died at his home in Los Angeles' Bel Air neighborhood. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The film stars the peerless Toshiro Mifune — wearing a huge, fluffy red wig, no less — as a samurai who becomes a pawn in a political power struggle when he’s sent to his hometown to announce the emperor’s latest tax cuts. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 See all the photos from Entertainment Weekly's Gladiator II cover shoot Washington may have become one with his peers, but Macrinus is almost peerless — always one step ahead of his foes. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Stuart Gordon’s vibrant production design and nasty sense of humor resulted in one of the great horror comedies in American history, where a med-student himbo (Bruce Abbott) gets caught up in the rivalry between classmate Herbert West (the peerless Jeffrey Combs) and their professor (David Gale). Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peerless 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peerless was in the 14th century

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“Peerless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peerless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

peerless

adjective
peer·​less ˈpi(ə)r-ləs How to pronounce peerless (audio)
: having no equal
peerless beauty
peerlessly adverb
peerlessness noun

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