PARAGON

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Meaning:

An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

Synonyms:

beau ideal; idol; paragon; perfection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("paragon" is a kind of...):

ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paragon"):

gold standard (a paragon of excellence)

Meaning:

Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("paragon" is a kind of...):

model; role model (someone worthy of imitation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paragon"):

crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey (someone excellent of their kind)

class act (someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence)

humdinger (someone of remarkable excellence)