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- pronunciation:
- pir
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having no equal; unmatched in excellence.
In her time, she was a peerless soprano.- similar words:
- incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, unapproachable, unique
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| related words: |
alone, capital, champion, exquisite, first, prize, splendid, superlative, supreme |
(adj.)peerless
+ noun
architecture, audience, butcher, cast, champion, coffee, department, disk, genius, jazz, leader, model, nation, plating, price, pump, receiver, relation, shoe, store
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| derivations: |
peerlessly (adv.), peerlessness (n.) |
The word peerless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, airless, baseless, blameless, bloodless, boneless, bodiless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, careless, cheerless, colorless, cordless, countless, dauntless, doubtless, endless, fatherless, fearless, feckless, flawless, formless, graceless, groundless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, jobless, joyless, listless, matchless, merciless, mindless, motionless, nameless, painless, peerless, penniless, pitiless, pointless, powerless, priceless, regardless, relentless, restless, selfless, sightless, soundless1, spotless, stainless, strapless, sunless, tasteless, thoughtless, tireless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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