extraordinaire
- adjective
- /ˌɛkstrəɔːrˈdɪnɛr/
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extraordinario
- She is a photographer extraordinaire, capturing breathtaking images that tell compelling stories.
Well, one man who knows the answer is coder extraordinaire Seb Lee Delisle.
- Well, one man who knows the answer is coder extraordinaire Seb Lee Delisle.
- So here to help us read the stars is astrologer extraordinaire Alisa Kelly.
- Jesse Watters, patriot extraordinaire, is hearing this for the first time.
- I saw a video by this great filmmaker, YouTube extraordinaire.
- So, all right, Cord Newman, world famous stuntman extraordinaire, done like a bazillion world records of stunts.
- It's the other brother, Luke Mulligan, the founder of Mulligan Brothers, editor extraordinaire.
- Lil Yachty, hip hop artist extraordinaire.
- We've got Mac the horse, we've got Butch the Ferrier, and then we've got Gwen, horse handler extraordinaire.
Examples
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The answer is country music legend, artist extraordinaire Merle Haggard.
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Well, one man who knows the answer is coder extraordinaire Seb Lee Delisle.
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We also have beauty expert extraordinaire, my very dear friend, friend of the show and Co founder of Milk Makeup.
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Justin Hiers, movie star, TV star extraordinaire, comedian extraordinaire.
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An advocate extraordinaire who propelled the quest for equal justice under law.
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So here to help us read the stars is astrologer extraordinaire Alisa Kelly.
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Jesse Watters, patriot extraordinaire, is hearing this for the first time.
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Your mother, Doctor Deborah Willis, artist and historian of photography extraordinaire, was at the Schaumburg as the first head of photographs.
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So, all right, Cord Newman, world famous stuntman extraordinaire, done like a bazillion world records of stunts.
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This is Angela Scanlon, TV presenter, broadcaster extraordinaire, slash skater girl.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
More important or different from what is usual
∞
3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
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3.8
More important than usual
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2.8
Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
257
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
213
4.1
Very unusual and special, not often seen
129
4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
113
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
60
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
38
6.7
Better than anything else in quality or size
21
4.1
Very good and impressive
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
17
8.0
The most respected and well known in a particular field
5
4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
4
8.2
Showing very great skill, often in music or art
4
7.9
Very good and impressive
4
8.0
The best example of its kind
4
7.5
People treat it as more important than other similar things and give it extra care
2
2.8
Very impressive and exciting
1
8.4
Showing very high skill in music or art
1
7.0
Much greater than normal in size, skill or success
1
7.2
Much better than other people at something
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Much greater than normal but not caused by magic
Very exciting and surprising to see
Antonyms
How Remarkable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word extraordinaire comes from French and breaks into extra 'outside' and ordinary 'usual', so it literally means 'outside the usual'. So, to call someone extraordinaire is to say they are especially outstanding or remarkable in what they do.