- paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
--1 is a kind of ideal
--1 has particulars: gold standard - ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
--2 is a kind of model, role model
--2 has particulars:jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack; class act; humdinger