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paragon Definition

para·gon (par′ə gän′, -gən)

noun

  1. a model or pattern of perfection or excellence
  2. a perfect diamond weighing a hundred carats or more
  3. a large, perfectly round pearl

Etymology: MFr (Fr parangon) < It paragone, a comparison, test, lit., touchstone < paragonare, to test, compare < Gr parakonan, to whet < para-, para- + akonē, whetstone: for IE base see acid

transitive verb

  1. Old Poet.
    1. to put side by side; compare
    2. to be equal to; match
  2. Obsolete to surpass

paragon Synonyms

paragon

n.

ideal, perfection, sublimation, paradigm, best, nonpareil, nonesuch; see also model 1.

paragon Usage Examples

Object

  • art: Paragon Martial Arts are dedicated to your total satisfaction.

Converse of object

  • become: The third, and most interesting, group are those who are rescued by AA, going on to become paragons of sobriety.
  • have: Being competitive having louisiana paragon formerly commenting on pending the tables.
  • seem: Linda Wain investigates The rise in oil prices over the past six years makes UK house price inflation seem a paragon of stability.
  • use: Waters ought to be used a paragon in all creative writing classes.

Adjective modifier

  • such: It is also argued that such paragons are hard to find, and indeed would probably only come from competitors.
  • moral: Skydivers do like to drink and party and are not always moral paragons, but that hardly makes them exceptional.

Modifies a noun

  • mortgage: Paragon Mortgages is the UK's leading provider of residential buy to let mortgages.
  • kit: The latest Paragon kit comes in a double kick set up and the photos show the Rain Forest Sparkle fade finish.

Noun used with modifier

  • louisiana: Planner program the to us quot louisiana paragon formerly also known for.

Preposition: of

  • virtue: This paragon of virtue had lived in the shelter of the Army nearly all his life.
  • democracy: It said that, tho presented as " a paragon of democracy, " the US electoral system is actually manipulated by the rich.
  • excellence: If you want to produce a shining paragon of journalistic excellence, it will take time.
  • beauty: He was immoderately fond of women, and Miss Cunegonde appeared in his eyes a paragon of beauty.
  • animal: The paragon of animals; the beauty of the world.
  • integrity: The Growth of Corruption Mozambique was widely seen as a paragon of integrity in the late 1970s.