Definitions for paragon

paragon par·a·gon

Spelling: [par-uh-gon, -guh n]
IPA: /ˈpær əˌgɒn, -gən/

Paragon is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 151 anagrams from letters in paragon (aagnopr).

Definitions for paragon

noun

  1. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
  2. someone of exceptional merit: Synonyms: nonesuch, nonpareil.
  3. Printing. a 20-point type.
  4. an unusually large, round pearl.

verb (used with object)

  1. Rare. to compare; parallel.
  2. Archaic. to be a match for; rival.
  3. Obsolete. to surpass.
  4. Obsolete. to regard as a paragon.

Origin of paragon

1540-50; Middle French Old Italian paragone comparison, perhaps Greek parágōn, present participle of parágein ‘to bring side by side’

Examples for paragon

They will no longer be limited by the defects of their paragon in their efforts to make the most of life.

According to him, she was a paragon of beauty and accomplishments.

I can afford to marry, without believing my husband to be a paragon—could you do as much?'

Then who says Miss Clarissa Harlowe is the paragon of virtue?

By Heracles, I said, there never was such a paragon, if he has only one other slight addition.

While Bacall seems like a paragon of cool confidence in the final product, she was a nervous wreck on set.

The man who holds ABC/ESPN's wacky goulash of World Cup punditry together strikes viewers as a paragon of congeniality.

He was a paragon of masculinity—a tall, dark, and impossibly handsome enigma.

The Ralph Retort, a paragon of ethical journalism websites, decided to make crowdsourcing stuff to discredit me into a project.

paragon of virtue Oliver North called for charges to be filed against Warner Brothers Music.

Word Value for paragon
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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