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per·fec·tion
(pər-fĕk′shən)n.
1. The quality or condition of being perfect.
2. The act or process of perfecting: Perfection of the invention took years.
3. A person or thing considered to be perfect.
4. An instance of excellence.
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perfection
(pəˈfɛkʃən)n
1. the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect
2. the highest degree of a quality, etc: the perfection of faithfulness.
3. an embodiment of perfection
[C13: from Latin perfectiō a completing, from perficere to finish]
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per•fec•tion
(pərˈfɛk ʃən)n.
1. the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
2. the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in an art.
3. a perfect embodiment of something.
4. a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence.
5. the highest or most nearly perfect degree of a quality or trait.
6. the act or fact of perfecting.
[1175–1225; Middle English perfectiun, perfeccioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin perfectiō completion]
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Noun | 1. | perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" dream - someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream" refinement, polish, finish, cultivation, culture - a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad fare-thee-well - state of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well" intactness - the state of being unimpaired imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect |
2. | perfection - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain gold standard - a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged" | |
3. | perfection - the act of making something perfect improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
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perfection
noun
1. excellence, integrity, superiority, purity, wholeness, sublimity, exquisiteness, faultlessness, flawlessness, perfectness, immaculateness the quest for physical perfection
2. the ideal, the crown, the last word, one in a million (informal), a paragon, the crème de la crème, the acme, a nonpareil, the beau idéal She seems to be perfection itself.
3. accomplishment, achieving, achievement, polishing, evolution, refining, completion, realization, fulfilment, consummation the woman credited with the perfection of this technique
4. exactness, precision, correctness, exactitude, exactness, meticulousness, preciseness the mathematical perfection of a Bach fugue
Quotations
"Perfection is the child of Time" [Bishop Joseph Hall Works]
"Perfection is the child of Time" [Bishop Joseph Hall Works]
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perfection
nounA special feature or quality that confers superiority:
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Translations
إتْقان، كَمالكَمَالٌ
bezchybnostdokonalost
perfektion
täydellisyys
savršenstvo
fullkomnun
完璧
완벽
bezchybnosť
popolnost
perfektion
ความสมบูรณ์แบบ
sự hoàn thiện
perfection
[pəˈfekʃən] N → perfección fthe peak of perfection → el súmmum de la perfección
cooked to perfection → cocinado a la perfección
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
perfection
[pərˈfɛkʃən] n (= quality) → perfection f
to perfection (= perfectly) [done, cooked] → à la perfection
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
perfection
n
(= perfecting) → Vervollkommnung f, → Perfektionierung f; the perfection of production methods → die Perfektionierung der Produktionsmethoden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perfect
(ˈpəːfikt) adjective1. without fault or flaw; excellent. a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.
2. exact. a perfect copy.
3. very great; complete. a perfect stranger.
(pəˈfekt) verb to make perfect. He went to France to perfect his French.
perˈfection (-ʃən) noun the state of being perfect. Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.
perˈfectionist (-ʃə-) noun a person who is only satisfied if what he is doing is perfect. She's a perfectionist – her work is perfect in every detail.
ˈperfectly adverb1. without mistakes or flaws. She performed the dance perfectly.
2. very; completely. He was perfectly happy.
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perfection
→ كَمَالٌ dokonalost perfektion Perfektion κρουστά perfección täydellisyys perfection savršenstvo perfezione 完璧 완벽 perfectie perfeksjon doskonałość perfeição совершенство perfektion ความสมบูรณ์แบบ mükemmellik sự hoàn thiện 尽善尽美Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009