Paragon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæɹəɡˌɑːn/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɹəɡən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɹəɡən/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈæɹəɡˌɑːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonpareil idol ideal nonsuch beau ideal saint perfection apotheosis nonesuch

Word Forms

idolize	verb	love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
idolise	verb	love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
perfectionist	noun	a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
sainthood	noun	the status and dignity of a saint
sanctify	verb	make pure or free from sin or guilt
apotheosize	verb	deify or glorify
apotheosise	verb	deify or glorify

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorbild

ein ideales Beispiel; eine perfekte Verkörperung eines Konzepts

🇫🇷French

parangon

un exemple idéal ; une incarnation parfaite d'un concept

🇪🇸Spanish

dechado

una instancia ideal; una encarnación perfecta de un concepto

🇮🇹Italian

paragone

un esempio ideale; una perfetta incarnazione di un concetto

🇳🇱Dutch

toonbeeld

een ideaal voorbeeld; een perfecte belichaming van een concept

🇵🇹Portuguese

modelo

uma instância ideal; uma personificação perfeita de um conceito

🇷🇺Russian

образец

идеальный экземпляр; идеальное воплощение концепции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिद्वंद्वी

एक आदर्श उदाहरण; एक अवधारणा का एक आदर्श अवतार

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যারাগন

একটি আদর্শ উদাহরণ; একটি ধারণার একটি নিখুঁত মূর্ত প্রতীক

🇮🇳Tamil

பாராகான்

ஒரு சிறந்த உதாரணம்; ஒரு கருத்தின் சரியான உருவகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారగాన్

ఆదర్శవంతమైన ఉదాహరణ; ఒక భావన యొక్క పరిపూర్ణ స్వరూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅरागोन

एक आदर्श उदाहरण; संकल्पनेचे परिपूर्ण मूर्त स्वरूप

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેરાગોન

એક આદર્શ ઉદાહરણ; એક ખ્યાલનું સંપૂર્ણ મૂર્ત સ્વરૂપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಯಾರಾಗಾನ್

ಆದರ್ಶ ನಿದರ್ಶನ; ಒಂದು ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಾಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാരാഗൺ

അനുയോജ്യമായ ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം; ഒരു സങ്കൽപ്പത്തിൻ്റെ തികഞ്ഞ മൂർത്തരൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਰਾਗਨ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ; ਇੱਕ ਸੰਕਲਪ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਰੂਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیراگون

ایک مثالی مثال؛ ایک تصور کا کامل مجسم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模范

一个理想的实例；理念的完美体现

🇯🇵Japanese

パラゴン

理想的な例。コンセプトの完璧な具現化

🇰🇷Korean

모범

이상적인 사례; 컨셉의 완벽한 구현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mẫu mực

một ví dụ lý tưởng; một hiện thân hoàn hảo của một khái niệm

🇹🇭Thai

พารากอน

ตัวอย่างในอุดมคติ เป็นศูนย์รวมที่สมบูรณ์แบบของแนวคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

suri teladan

contoh yang ideal; perwujudan sempurna dari sebuah konsep

🇵🇭Filipino

huwaran

isang perpektong halimbawa; isang perpektong sagisag ng isang konsepto

🇲🇾Malay

teladan

contoh yang ideal; penjelmaan sempurna bagi sesuatu konsep

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نموذج

مثال مثالي؛ تجسيد مثالي للمفهوم

🇮🇷Persian

الگو

یک نمونه ایده آل؛ تجسم کامل یک مفهوم

🇹🇷Turkish

mükemmel örnek

ideal bir örnek; bir konseptin mükemmel bir örneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוּגמָה וְמוֹפֵת

מופע אידיאלי; התגלמות מושלמת של מושג

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