English noun: paragon | |||
1. | paragon (cognition) an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | ||
Synonyms | beau ideal, idol, perfection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ideal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gold standard | ||
2. | paragon (person) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||
Synonyms | apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, saint | ||
Broader (hypernym) | model, role model | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | class act, crackerjack, humdinger, jimdandy, jimhickey | ||