Peerless

/ˈpɪrləs/ adjective

Definition

So good or unique that no one else can be compared to it; without equal.

Etymology

Formed from 'peer' (an equal) plus the suffix '-less' (without), literally meaning 'without a peer or equal.' The term emerged in English during the Middle English period to describe superiority.

Kelly Says

Queen Elizabeth I was often called 'the Peerless Queen' because she had no royal equal among her contemporaries—and she actually encouraged the term to justify her unmarried status!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት
an-d ay-net
ARالعربية
لا مثيل له
la mathil la-hu
BNবাংলা
অসাধারণ
o-sa-dha-ar-on
CACatalà
sense igual
sen-se i-gal
CSČeština
neporovnatelný
ne-po-ro-v-na-tel-ny
DADansk
uovertruffen
oo-ver-troo-fen
DEDeutsch
unübertroffen
oon-yoo-bert-rof-en
ELΕλληνικά
άπλα
ah-pla
ESEspañol
incomparable
in-kom-par-ah-ble
FAفارسی
بی نظیر
be-ne-zeer
FISuomi
vertaansaamaton
ver-ta-an-sa-ma-ton
FRFrançais
imparfait
im-par-fay
GUGU
અનુપમ
an-u-pum
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
בלתי מתחרש
bal-tee me-ta-har-sh
HIहिन्दी
अद्वितीय
ad-vit-ee-y
HUMagyar
versenytelen
ver-sen-y-te-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tak tertandingi
tak ter-tan-ding-ee
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
senza pari
sen-za pa-ree
JA日本語
無類の
mu-rui-no
KKKK
таныш
ta-ny-sh
KMKM
ល្អ
l-oh
KO한국어
뛰어난
t-twee-oh-nan
MRMR
अद्वितीय
ad-vit-ee-y
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak tertandingi
tidak ter-tan-ding-ee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
ky-ay-p-ya-nt
NLNederlands
onvergelijkbaar
on-ver-ge-lijk-baar
NONorsk
uovertruffen
oo-ver-troo-fen
PAPA
ਅਦਭੁੱਤ
ad-bhut-t
PLPolski
bezkonkurencyjny
bez-kon-ku-ren-chy
PTPortuguês
incomparável
in-kom-par-ah-vel
RORomână
neîndoit
ne-in-doyt
RUРусский
беспрецедентный
be-spre-tse-den-tnyy
SVSvenska
oslagbar
os-lahg-bar
SWKiswahili
hakika hakika
ha-ki-ka ha-ki-ka
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த
si-r-n-tha
TEతెలుగు
పోలికలేని
po-li-ka-le-ni
THไทย
เหนือกว่า
nua-gwa
TLTL
walang katumbas
wa-lang ka-tum-bas
TRTürkçe
eşsiz
esh-siz
UKУкраїнська
бездоганний
bez-do-gan-niy
URاردو
بے نظیر
be-na-zeer
VITiếng Việt
tuyệt vời
ty-u-yet-vo-ri
YOYO
oju
o-joo
ZH中文
无与伦比
wu yu lun bi
ZUZU
mvelaphi
m-ve-la-phi

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