Meanings
- not comparablepostpositionalExtraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
- not comparablepostpositional(of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.
He was a dancer extraordinaire.
2 more examples
Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.
there will be Tom Cruise, as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt, running as fast as he can, jumping off cliffs and ultimately saving the day after surviving many close calls.
2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club
- uncountableSomething particularly remarkable or outstanding.
"The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire."
2012, Lonely Planet, Nicola Williams, Kerry Christiani, Lonely Planet Switzerland
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveextraordinary in a particular capacity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchextraordinaire
- Englishextraordinaire
Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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