English Explanatory Dictionary

perfection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.
  2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
  3. The process or act of establishing official recognition for a legal claim, generally in the context of security interests.
verb
  1. To perfect.

Pronunciation

/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ en-us-perfection.ogg

Word forms

perfection perfections perfectioning perfectioned

Etymology

From Middle English perfeccioun, from Old French perfection, from Latin perfectiō. Equivalent to perfect + -ion. Displaced native Old English fulfremednes.

Synonyms

faultlessness flawlessness impeccability infallibility

Derived words

counsel of perfection imperfection nonperfection perfectional perfectionate perfectionism perfectionist perfection is the enemy of good perfectionitis perfectionize perfectionless perfection salad pitch-perfection prick of perfection semiperfection to perfection unperfection
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