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perfectionism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ (US)
• /pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English perfection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English perfectionism From perfection + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
2. (countable, uncountable) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.

Forms

Relateds

perfectionist · perfectionistic

Translations (44)

cs perfekcionismus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · nl perfectionisme (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ro perfecționism (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · nb perfeksjonism (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · tl perpeksiyonismo (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ta செம்மைவாதம் (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · is fullkomnunarárátta (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · hu perfekcionizmus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · be перфекцыяні́зм (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · el τελειοθηρία (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · pl perfekcjonizm (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · sk perfekcionizmus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · sl perfekcionizem (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · cs perfekcionizmus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · cmn 完美主義 /完美主义 (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · es perfeccionismo (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ja 完全主義 (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ar كَمَالِيَّة (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · et täiuslikkuse taotlus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · fa کمالگرایی (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · hu maximalizmus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · nn perfeksjonism (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ja 完璧主義 (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · fa کمالطلبی (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · fr perfectionnisme (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · sv perfektionism (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · et perfektsionism (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ko 완벽주의 (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · pt perfeccionismo (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ca perfeccionisme (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · id perfeksionisme (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · az mükəmməliyyətçilik (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · de Perfektionismus (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · gl perfeccionismo (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · it perfezionismo (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · fi perfektionismi (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · hy պերֆեկցիոնիզմ (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · sh перфекционѝзам (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · uk перфекціоні́зм (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · fa کمالپرستی (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · el τελειομανία (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · sh perfekcionìzam (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · he פֶּרְפֶקְצְיוֹנִיזְם (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection) · ru перфекциони́зм (unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection)