perfection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectiō. By surface analysis, perfect + -ion. Displaced native Old English fulfremednes.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.
lack perfection
Think, think about the way of rejection / You're not the only one reaching for perfection / Think, think about the reason you exist / I got something you might not wanna miss
1977, Ashford & Simpson, “Don't Cost You Nothing”, in Send It:be far off perfection
aim for perfection
attain perfection
near-perfection
total perfection
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(countable, uncountable) A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
No tongue can her perfections tell
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) The process or act of establishing official recognition for a legal claim, generally in the context of security interests.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prick of perfection · imperfection · perfectionate · perfection salad · perfectionism · counsel of perfection · perfection is the enemy of good · to perfection · unperfection · perfectionless · perfectionize · pitch-perfection · perfectional · perfectionitis · semiperfection · nonperfection · perfectionist
Synonyms
impeccability · infallibility · faultlessness · flawlessness
Translations (58)
tr mükemmeliyet (being perfect) · fr perfection (being perfect) · ja 完全 (being perfect) · tr kusursuzluk (being perfect) · es perfección (being perfect) · tr mükemmellik (being perfect) · ka უნაკლობა (being perfect) · ar إتقان (being perfect) · sh savršénstvo (being perfect) · id kesempurnaan (being perfect) · hu tökéletesség (being perfect) · el τελειότητα (being perfect) · uk доскона́лість (being perfect) · ar كَمَال (being perfect) · cs dokonalost (being perfect) · hu tökély (being perfect) · ga foirfeacht (being perfect) · ko 완벽 (being perfect) · ka უზადობა (being perfect) · bg съвършенство (being perfect) · mi paruhitanga (being perfect) · he הִשׁתַלְמוּת (being perfect) · ja 万全 (being perfect) · it perfezione (being perfect) · gl perfección (being perfect) · cmn 完美 (being perfect) · cmn 完成 (being perfect) · pt perfeição (being perfect) · kmr bêkêmasîtî (being perfect) · hi पूर्णता (being perfect) · ru соверше́нство (being perfect) · ka სრულყოფილება (being perfect) · ka იდეალურობა (being perfect) · ja 完璧 (being perfect) · ast perfeición (being perfect) · sh саврше́нство (being perfect) · ca perfecció (being perfect) · cmn 完善 (being perfect) · pl doskonałość (being perfect) · az mükəmməliyyət (being perfect) · nl perfectie (being perfect) · oc perfeccion (being perfect) · fi täydellisyys (being perfect) · de Perfektion (being perfect) · vi sự hoàn hảo (being perfect) · ro perfecțiune (being perfect) · grc τελειότης (being perfect) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (being perfect) · la perfectiō (being perfect) · th ความสมบูรณ์ (being perfect) · de Vollkommenheit (being perfect) · pl perfekcja (being perfect) · ko 완전 (being perfect) · ang fulfremednes (being perfect) · et täiuslikkus (being perfect) · tl perpeksiyon (being perfect) · sw ukamilifu (being perfect) · fa کمال (being perfect)