PARAGON


Meaning of PARAGON in English

par ‧ a ‧ gon /ˈpærəɡən $ -ɡɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Early French , from Old Italian paragone 'stone for testing gold' , from paragonare 'to test on such a stone' , from Greek parakonan 'to sharpen' ]

someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc – often used humorously

paragon of

a paragon of virtue

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.