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Nonpareil

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Nonpareil(s) from the French meaning 'without equal', it may also refer to:

  • Nonpareil, Guyana, a village in Guyana
  • Nonpareil, Nebraska, a community in the United States
  • Nonpareil, Oregon, a former community in the United States
  • Nonpareils, a confectionery of small sweet spheres used to decorate cakes, sweets, and pastries
  • Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey (1862–1895), Irish boxer
  • HMS Nonpareil, several ships
  • Nonpareil, a rag composed by Scott Joplin published in 1907
  • Nonpareil, an Al Cohn jazz recording from 1981
  • Nonpareil, a variety of almond
  • Nonpareil, a caper (caper bud) of a smaller size
  • Nonpareil (apple), an apple cultivar
  • nonpareil (typography), the type size between minion and agate
  • Painted bunting, a type of bird also known as nonpareil
  • The Nonpareil Club, a fictional club mentioned in The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • The Daily Nonpareil, a newspaper in Iowa, United States

See also

  • Sans Pareil (disambiguation)
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