Paragon
[PAR-ə-gahn]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, mid-16th century
1.
A perfect diamond of 100 carats or more.
2.
A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
Examples of Paragon in a sentence
"I’ve never seen a paragon on display in a museum or a jewelry exhibit."
"The family held up the matriarch as a paragon of cherished virtues."
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