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# matchless

adjective (matchless)

«matchless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

So good that nothing or nobody is equal to it; without equal; the best. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#m1)

### In the lessons

A grand, slightly old-fashioned word of praise. In The Wind in the Willows Toad boasts of his own matchless genius and «matchless» driving; the reader knows he is far from it, which makes it funny. In poems and adverts: «matchless beauty», «matchless skill».

### Examples

- The view from the mountain top was matchless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#x1)
- Toad sang about his own matchless cleverness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#x2)
- She played with matchless skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#x3)
- The castle had a matchless collection of paintings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#x4)
- Their matchless courage saved the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#x5)
- The chef cooks matchless pies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/#x6)

### Note

Nothing to do with matches (for lighting); it means «no match» = no equal. Close words: unequalled, unrivalled, peerless.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «matchless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matchless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«matchless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matchless.html) on Mova free.